Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s promoted Patanjali will support Uttar Pradesh in cow-based rural economy plan to boost rural development as envisioned by chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
UP Gau Seva Commission has joined hands with Patanjali Yogpeeth to promote cow protection, Panchgavya products, natural farming and biogas.
The two organisations entered into a partnership with Patanjali following discussions between Commission chairman Shyam Bihari Gupta and Baba Ramdev and Patanjali co-founder Acharya Balkrishna in Haridwar.
Yogi believes that cow is the foundation of a village’s progress, and Patanjali has pledged technical support to UP in this roadmap.
Under this partnership, cow shelters will no longer remain centers of conservation, but will be transformed into hubs of rural industry, driving the production of Panchgavya products and biogas.
Baba Ramdev will soon meet CM Yogi in Lucknow to finalise the roadmap, an official said.
According to Anurag Srivastava, OSD of the UP Gau Seva Commission, 2 to 10 cow shelters in each of the 75 districts will be developed as large model centrs.
Open sheds, fencing and security arrangements will be created in cow sanctuaries to ensure the free movement of cows.
This initiative will also unlock large-scale rural employment, with villagers actively participating in cow urine collection and product sales under a 50% commission model.
Patanjali Yogpeeth will further support the program through training, quality control, formulation, certification and licensing.
In addition, advanced technologies such as geo-fencing, cow tagging, photo mapping, and fodder inventory tracking will be introduced in cow shelters.
Natural inputs like neem, cow urine, and vermi-compost will also be supplied to every village, helping farmers reduce costs, improve soil fertility, and strengthen environmental sustainability.