PILIBHIT: Pilibhit district magistrate (DM) Pulkit Khare has started an innovative programme for malnourished children where stray milch cows are being provided to poor families for "proper nutrition of kids". Officials have so far identified nearly 50 such cows from shelters and the administration will provide Rs 30 per cow daily to these families to meet the fodder cost.
The initiative, which started last month, is also expected to mitigate stray cattle menace in the district, the DM said, adding that each affected family will get one milch cow for their children.
The facility is being provided at a local level as a supplement to the state's "nutrition mission". Priority is being given to those families deprived of the state-sponsored nutritional diet, an official said.
