Bhopal, Nov. 9 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in a state-level Govardhan puja and livestock farmers' felicitation ceremony organised at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal on Monday and transferred Rs 2.95 crore prize money to 466 outstanding livestock farmers selected under the Gopal-Krishna Gram Award Scheme 2026-27.

Under the award scheme, selected livestock farmers received first, second and third prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively. The winners were selected through a milk production competition held from October 27 to 31, 2026, across 208 designated Vrindavan villages in the state.

The Chief Minister also transferred Rs 65.66 crore in grants for the upkeep of over 5.51 lakh cattle housed in ...