In a bid to create an independent corpus for the welfare of cows, the Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog has asked the state government to impose an additional 5% tax on cinema tickets and divert 50% of donations from government managed temples.
The commission for the welfare of cows has sent the proposal to the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and has reportedly demanded that a charge of rupees 2,100 be levied at the time of booking a banquet hall for a function.
The Harayana government has already approved a 300-strong task force of cops under an IPS officer for the welfare of the cows.
The commission itself has two dozen members, including the state DGP and eight senior IAS officers.
Earlier, 20 crore annual corpus to develop 'cow sanctuaries' or modern gaushalas with all facilities was approved by the Khattar government.
Timeline of Gau Sewa: Courtesy Khattar government
1. In October 2015, Khattar govt banned cow slaughter in Haryana. Sale of beef was made a non-bailable offence, with 5-10 years jail
2. The same month, the state Health Minister Anil Vij started an online poll, raising the query – should the cow replace the tiger as the national animal?
3. On July 1st this year, Khattar launched pasteurised A2 'pure' desi cow milk for public in Haryana
4. The state govt is already working on setting up 'gau abhyaranyas' (cow sanctuaries) for the conservation for stray cows in the state.
5. State police had launched a 24-hour helpline number – 8284030455- for people to report incidents of cow smuggling or slaughter.
6. On July 5th Khattar govt appointed IPS officer Bharti Arora to supervise & check cow slaughter and smuggling.
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