Rajasthan government will now give a salary of Rs 10,000 every month to cow herders. This interesting scheme is being discussed a lot across the country. The name of this scheme of Rajasthan government is ‘Rajasthan Gaon Gwala Yojana’. Under the scheme, one shepherd will be appointed for every 70 cows. In return he will get a monthly salary of Rs 10,000.
According to the plan, if the number of cows in the village is more then the number of ‘Gaon Gwal’ will be increased. The responsibility of the village cowherd is to take the cows from the entire village to the pasture, graze there throughout the day and take all the cows to their homes in the evening.
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Respect and salary model
Under the scheme, each cowherd will be given Rs 10,000 per month. The special thing is that this amount will not be raised directly from the government budget, but through the ‘Bhamashah Sahyog’ model. Local donors and cow lovers will jointly give this honorarium. During the beginning of the scheme, the cowherds were also honored by garlanding them, so that this work could get social prestige.
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Initiative to save endangered cows
The government says that earlier there was a tradition of mass cow herding in rural areas. A person used to graze all the cows of the village throughout the day and bring them back in the evening. In return he was given grains or remuneration. With time this system ended and now people leave the cattle free, due to which road accidents and other problems are increasing. The objective of the scheme is to revive this traditional system and ensure better care of the cattle.
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Where did it start?
‘Gaon Gwala Yojana’ has been started by the Rajasthan Government. State Education Minister Madan Dilawar launched it from Ramganjmandi area of Kota district. He said that this scheme is an important step towards saving cultural heritage and increasing rural employment. 14 village Gwals have been prepared in Ramganjmandi area and there is a plan to implement it in entire Rajasthan in a phased manner.
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