Lucknow, Oct. 19 -- Cow shelters in Uttar Pradesh are now not only a place for cow protection, but will also become a new hub for farmers' prosperity and the rural economy.

The Yogi Adityanath government is taking steps towards developing a new model of self-reliance by linking cow dung and other organic resources from cow shelters with natural farming.

To this end, the possibility of developing Lalitpur as the state's first pilot natural farming district is being explored. This initiative aims to increase the income of cow shelters, provide farmers with natural farming resources, and create a market for their products.

Shyam Bihari Gupta, Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Cow Service Commission, stated that efforts in this direction have be...