Maharashtra: Mahavitaran snaps power supply parts of govt building in Gondia over pending dues

Staterun power distributor Mahavitaran has disconnected the electricity supply to the common areas of a fourstorey building housing 32 government offices in Maharashtras Gondia over Rs 265 lakh unpaid dues an official said on Friday reported news agency PTIThe affected areas include the lobby entrance and toilets in the administrative building which is used by hundreds of employees and citizens daily the official saidSubDivisional Officer Chandrabhan Khandait said the issue arose because many offices werent regularly contributing to the contingency fund However the offices have now agreed to pay their shares and we hope to resolve the issue and restore power he said reported PTIGrant of Rs 2544 cr distributed in accounts of 560 cowsheds by Maharashtra CM Devendra FadnavisA grant of Rs 25 crore and 44 lakh under the Desi Govansh Pariposhan Yojana was deposited in the accounts of 560 cowsheds in the state online by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday as per a release reported ANIThe grant is for three months January February and March Under the grant scheme of Rs 50 per cow per day for the maintenance of indigenous cows kept in cowsheds in the first phase a grant of Rs 25 crore and 45 lakh was distributed to the beneficiary cowsheds through the Maharashtra Cow Service Commission for more than 56 thousand cows in the state reported ANICM Fadnavis congratulated the State Cow Service Commission for this work of the Maharashtra Cow Service CommissionConservation of indigenous cattle is the need of the hour and conservation of indigenous cattle will help in accelerating rural development the CM saidThe members officers and employees of the Maharashtra Goseva Aayog are making efforts to provide the benefits of this scheme to the majority of cowsheds in the stateAnimal Husbandry Minister Pankaja Munde congratulated the commission for this work and commended the ongoing work of conservation of indigenous cattle through the Goseva Aayog to promote indigenous cattle conservation She has said that this will protect and conserve indigenous cattle reported ANIThe productivity of indigenous cows is low Therefore raising them is not commercially profitableAlso raising unproductive cows is not profitable for livestock farmers Such fodder is kept in cowsheds To make such cowsheds financially viable a cow nutrition scheme of Rs 50 per day has been started for cows in cowsheds registered with the Maharashtra Goseva Aayog reported ANIThe scheme has been a relief to hundreds of cowsheds in the state and 560 cowsheds have been directly benefited so far said Commission Chairman Shekhar MundadaCommission Chairman Mundada State Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik members of the Commission and other dignitaries were present on the occasion of online grant distribution reported ANIA daily subsidy will be paid for the maintenance of indigenous cows registered on the Bharat Pashudhan System in cowsheds registered with the Maharashtra Cow Service Commission Amount of subsidy of Rs 50 per day per indigenous cowGoshalas Gosadans Panjarpol and Gorakshan Sansthas registered with the Maharashtra Cow Service Commission are eligible for the subsidy reported ANIThe institution should have at least three years of experience in cow husbandry The cowshed must have at least 50 cows Ear tagging of the bovine livestock in the institution is mandatoryEartagged bovine livestock are eligible for the subsidy The institution must have an account in a nationalized bankWith inputs from PTI and ANI