Tripura | Cow domestication better than any industry; CM to rear cows at official residence

AGARTALA | November 5, 2018:

Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb said that he will be rearing cows and drink their milk as to lead an example for the people of Tripura.

He said that rearing of cows will be better than any other industry, so the state government will be distributing cows among 5,000 families. CM Deb has announced that he will be rearing cows at his official residence.

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On Sunday, CM Deb said, "Today I am announcing that I will start the domestication of cows at the Chief Minister's residence along with my family and will consume its milk. This will also inspire people of Tripura to do the same and will help fight malnutrition."

He made this statement while he was talking about his pet project – distributing cows among families to give them a new mode of income.

CM Deb said that the BJP-led government in Tripura will distribute cows among 5,000 families, to start with. The returns from rearing cows will benefit the people, he promises.

"We are about to launch a scheme for distributing cows among 5,000 families. I am not against setting big industries but in that one has to invest Rs. 10,000 crores for employing 2,000 people. But if I give 10,000 cows to 5,000 families they will start earning in six months," said CM Deb.

CM Deb, even if he rears cattle in his backyard won't be the first minister to do so, as Lalu Yadav in 1990s kept several cows at his official home.

TNT-The Northeast Today News with inputs from NDTV