Beef Export Policy withdrawn by Animal Husbandry Group
BANGALORE Mar 28, 2012: The Working Group on Animal Husbandry
and Dairying of the Planning Commission has withdrawn the policy decision to
allow beef export, S K Mittal, Co-Convenor of Cow Development Cell said here on
Monday. Addressing a press conference, Mittal said that the Commission
has stated that it was a clerical mistake recommending the approval of beef
export policy. Initially the policy read, “The country needs to have
consistent and uniform slaughter policy across different states to make the
industry competitive. There is an existing ban on beef exports;
therefore, it is necessary to revise the policy to allow beef export.” Now this
clause has been deleted, he added.
The government has announced the ‘Gou
Seva Aayog’ scheme to protect and promote the cattle wealth. Despite
criticism on the Cow Slaughter Bill, Mittal said that this scheme will prohibit
illegal marketing, transportation and slaughter of cows in the state. Unproductive
cows (non milking) could also be handled without slaughter by proper storage and usage of cow dung and cow urine for preparing phenyle, agarbattis, medicines, bio gas etc.
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