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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 'Cow slaughter ban can cost India dearly' -TV Jayan

'Cow slaughter ban can cost India dearly' -TV Jayan

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published Published on Jul 10, 2017   modified Modified on Jul 10, 2017
-The Hindu Business Line

1.5 times the defence budget may be needed for unproductive animals: Economist Rawal

New Delhi:
Theban on cow slaughter can pose a serious threat to the Indian economy inthe near future, as the country may have to spend 1.5 times its currentDefence Budget to take care of an additional 27 crore unproductive animals annually, an agricultural economist has warned.

Speaking at a function organised by Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a consortium of organisations fighting for farmer rights, on Friday, Vikas Rawal, an economist with the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, wondered whether the authorities have really understood the economic ramifications of the cow slaughter ban.

Rawal’s warning comes at atime when a number of incidents of lynching on account of alleged cow slaughter were reported from different parts of the country. Several BJP-ruled States in the country have already passed a law that makes cowslaughter a criminal act.

“Each year, 3.4 crore male calves are born in this country. If we assume that they live for eight years, whichis actually on the lower side, there would be nearly 27 crore additional unproductive cattle by the end of eight years,” he said. The population, he added, is expected to stabilise after that.

Rs. 5 lakh cr additional outgo

Theadditional outgo for looking after these cattle would be Rs. 5.4 lakh crore, 35 times the annual animal husbandry budgets of the Centre and all States put together, he said.

“In addition, there will be an additional capital expenditure of Rs. 10 lakh crore, if one considers the minimum that the Gujarat government allocates for building a shed for a cow,” Rawal told BusinessLine.

Besides, a vast tract of five lakh acres of land will be required to provide shelter to these animals. According to him, fodder, which is currently available in the country, would not be enough to feed them. Besides, the water requirement of these extra animals would be more than the quantum of water used for human consumption in the country.

In addition, this would lead to a situation where a farmer would not be able to keep acow. “If you keep a cow, then you are saddled with all the calves it produces. If you don’t have a way of disposing of the calves, it will not be economically feasible to keep the cow,” he said.

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The Hindu Business Line, 9 July, 2017, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/cow-slaughter-ban-can-cost-india-dearly/article9756523.ece?homepage=true


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