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UP launches cow urine procurement pilot at Rs 10 per litre
The Uttar Pradesh government has started a pilot project in Bulandshahr to buy cow urine from farmers through Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). Around 500 litres are being collected daily at 15 village…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh government has started a pilot project in Bulandshahr to buy cow urine from farmers through Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). Around 500 litres are being collected daily at 15 village centres, with women receiving Rs 2 per litre as commission. The government says women could earn up to Rs 2 lakh annually. It plans to raise the procurement price to Rs 20 per litre and expand the model across the state to promote natural farming.
The Samajwadi Party has criticised the move, calling it an election fund-raising scam. Party spokesperson Manoj Yadav reminded the BJP of its unfulfilled promise to generate electricity from garbage.
The Indian Opinion
This story pits two predictable narratives against each other: the government pushing cow urine as a rural cash cow and the opposition branding it a pure gimmick. Both sides overreach. The Rs 2 lakh annual figure is a best-case projection, not a guarantee, while calling it a scam before data exists is kneejerk politics. The real test will come when the government releases six-month collection volumes and actual payments to women. Is this a sustainable income stream or a photo-op? Numbers, not slogans, will answer.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
