Bharat ki krishi-pradhan sabhyata mein gaayon aur pashuon ko hamesha se ek pavitra aur sanskritik pehchan mana gaya hai. Maharashtra ki gramin arthvyavastha mukhya roop se kheti par adharit hai, jahan gaay gramin jeevan ka ek atoot hissa rahi hai. Halanki modern farming mein tractors ka upyog bada hai, lekin aaj bhi desi gaay ka palan kisanon ke liye ek sustainable income ka zariya hai, jahan doodh ke saath-sabth gobar (biogas aur organic fertilizer ke liye) aur gaumutra (pesticides ke liye) kafi upyogi hote hain. Industrialization aur cow slaughter jaise karanon se desi gaayon ki sankhya mein jo giravat aayi, use rokne ke liye Devendra Fadnavis sarkar ne kai bade aur naye kadam uthaye hain.
Fadnavis sarkar ne desi pashuon ke sanrakshan ke liye ek comprehensive approach apnayi hai. Iske tehat na sirf cow slaughter par ban lagaya gaya, balki cattle shelters ko subsidy dena aur desi gaayon ko “Rajyamata-Gomata” ka darja dena jaise aitihasik faisle liye gaye hain. Iske alawa, har saal 22 July ko “Pure Indigenous Cattle Breed Conservation and Promotion Day” ke roop mein manane ka faisla kiya gaya hai taaki logon mein jagrukta failayi ja sake.
Revisions to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act
Maharashtra mein pehle 1976 ka kanoon sirf gaayon ke katne par rok lagata tha, lekin usmein bulls (saand) ka zikr nahi tha. 1995 mein Shiv Sena-BJP sarkar ne ismein badlav karke bulls ko bhi shamil kiya. Jab 2014 mein Devendra Fadnavis ki sarkar aayi, toh 4 March 2015 ko is kanoon (Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act) ko aur bhi sakht banaya gaya. Ab is naye kanoon ke tehat rajya mein sabhi bovine animals (gaay, bail aur saand) ke slaughter par poori tarah ban hai. Iske saath hi beef bechne ya rakhne par 5 saal ki jail aur ₹10,000 jurmane ka pravdhan kiya gaya hai.
Government Subsidy for Building Cowsheds
Gaayon ki dekhbhaal ke liye sarkar ne 2016-17 ke budget mein ek badi scheme shuru ki thi, jise 2017-18 mein implement kiya gaya. Iske tehat har rural district mein cowshed banane ke liye ₹1 crore tak ki subsidy ka pravdhan tha. 2022 mein Mahayuti sarkar ke lautne ke baad, 17 May 2023 ko is scheme ko aur bhi bade star par relaunch kiya gaya. Ab rajya ke har taluka mein cow shelter banane ka lakshya hai, jahan pashuon ki sankhya ke hisab se ₹15 se ₹25 lakh tak ki grant di jati hai. Iska uddeshya organic farming, medicines aur research ko badhava dena hai.
Status of Rajyamata for Indigenous Cows
30 September 2024 ko ek aitihasik faisla lete huye Maharashtra sarkar ne desi gaayon ko “Rajyamata-Gomata” (State Mother Cow) ka darja diya. CM Devendra Fadnavis ke is faisle ke piche desi gaayon ki sanskritik, arthik aur scientific ahmiyat thi. Is policy mein local breeds jaise Marathwada ki Dewani, Western Maharashtra ki Khillar, Vidarbha ki Gavalau, aur North Maharashtra ki Dangi aur Lalkandhari ke breeding aur conservation par vishesh dhyan diya gaya hai.
Pure Desi Cows Protection and Conservation Day
Desi gaayon ki ghat-ti sankhya ko dekhte huye, Fadnavis sarkar ne har saal 22 July ko ‘Pure Desi Cows Protection and Conservation Day’ manane ka nishchay kiya hai. Is din ke zariye public education aur modern technology ka upyog karke gaayon ki productivity aur fertility badhane par zor diya jata hai. In sabhi koshishon ka natija ye hai ki ab gaon ke log organic farming aur cattle rearing ko ek sammanjanak peshe ke roop mein apna rahe hain.
