Summary
Families that keep a cow receive Indian rupees one thousand five hundred each month for its care.
The government also gives a milk‑producing cow and a monthly allowance to families with undernourished children.
Key Points
3 points1
Over 7,000 cow shelters care for more than 1.6 million cows.
2
Adopting a cow supports natural farming that uses cow waste instead of chemical fertilisers.
3
People must not leave cows on the streets when they stop giving milk.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsindigenous
native, originally from this place
lactating
a cow that is making milk
under‑nourished
not getting enough healthy food
natural farming
growing plants using natural things like animal waste instead of chemicals
chemical fertilisers
man‑made powders that help plants grow
pesticides
substances used to keep bugs away from plants
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