# UP to train 10,000 Go Mitras for cow protection in villages 2026-08-16T18:23:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttar Pradesh will train around 10,000 Go Mitras across villages to strengthen cow protection and involve the younger generation, officials said on Sunday. The initiative will focus on creating awareness about cattle care and their social and economic importance, with village-level outreach programmes targeting children and youth. Go Seva Commission chairman Shyam Bihari Gupta said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has prioritised cow protection and wants to link it to rural livelihoods. Cow shelters will be tied to economic activities like sale of cow dung and urine-based products, natural farming and biogas production. Master trainers will be prepared first, who will then train others, giving preference to those already interested in cow protection. The state has over 7,500 cow shelters housing more than 12 lakh cattle. Under the Chief Minister's Participation Scheme and Nutrition Mission, about 1.15 lakh livestock owners care for nearly 1.85 lakh cattle. The government aims to widen public participation while creating employment and rural prosperity. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Go Seva Commission, Shyam Bihari Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-to-train-10000-go-mitras-for-cow-protection-in-villages/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-to-train-10000-go-mitras-for-cow-protection-in-villages/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/