Love
4 Cow Trust is a registered public charitable
trust incorporated on 14th August, 2001 at New
Delhi vide Registration No. 3895 in additional
Book No. IV Volume No. 650 on pages 100 to 107
at Sub Registrar VII New Delhi
Love
4 Cow Trust is registered with the Department
of Income Tax- New Delhi U/S 12A of the Income
Tax Act, 1961 Vide No. DIT (E)/ 2001-02/L-419/2001/445
Dated 3/10/2001 and exempt under Section 80G
of the Income Tax Act, 1961 Vide No. DIT (E)/
2001-02/L-419/2001/1248 dated 3/10/2001Valid
up to 31st March, 2003
Love
4 Cow Trust is also registered with the Animal
Welfare Board of India Vide Recog. Code No.
ND032/2002 dated 6/3/02
The
Mission
To propagate and promote love for cow
and make Love4Cow a people's movement.
To propagate and promote virtues of cow and
its traditional place in Indian culture and
economy.
The
Philosophy
The
Cow represent cattle wealth
The Cow represent bio diversity
The Cow is eco friendly
The Cow is central to our culture
The Cow is the back bone of rural economy
The Cow sustains our life
Activities
2001-2002
Love4Cow Trust in the first year of its inception
has been able to establish its identity as an
organization dedicated to the cause of cow and
its progeny. The activities undertaken by the
Trust are mentioned in brief in the succeeding
paragraphs.
National
Seminar
A National seminar on Cow and bio-diversity
was organised by love 4 cow trust at India International
Centre (IIC), Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003
on 30th November, 2001. This day of Seminar
was an auspicious day. It was Kartik Poornima,
it was day for Ganga Snan, it was birthday of
Guru Nanak Dev ji (Guru Parav), the holy month
of Ramzan and Friday the Prayer day. Seminar
was the first ever initiative for an integrated
approach to the issue of cow and bio-diversity
at the National level in the non-governmental
sector and received an overwhelming response.
The purpose of the Seminar was to focus on the
contribution of cow in maintaining the bio-diversity
in the eco-system and its economic and scientific
value to the mankind.
The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri Hukumdeo
Narayan Yadav, Hon'ble Minister of State for
Agriculture and was presided by Shri Shripad
Naik, Hon'ble Minister of State for Shipping.
Shri Som Pal former Minister of State for Agriculture
and presently Member, Planning Commission delivered
the key note address. Shri Dharampal, Chairman,
National Cattle Commission and Justice Guman
Mal Lodha, Chairman, Animal Welfare Board also
briefly addressed the Seminar during the inaugural
session. Shri J.N.L. Srivastava, Secretary (Agriculture
& Cooperation) gave opening remarks in the
Seminar. Mrs Asha Swami, President Love 4 Cow
Trust read the welcome address. The valedictory
session was summarized by Dr. V.K. Taneja, Animal
Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India.
Shri Bhure Lal, Chairman, Food Corporation of
India, Shri Ashok Pradhan, Special Secretary,
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
were present on the occasion as Special Guests.
Shri K.C. Khandelwal, Adviser, Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy, Shri J.S. Negi, Joint Secretary, Department
of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Smt. Chitra
Gauri Lal, Member Secretary, National Cattle
Commission, Dr. Kiran Singh, DDG, ICAR and Dr.
S.P. Singh, Project Directorate on Cattle at
Meerut were present besides other officers of
the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation,
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying,
ICAR, Department of Animal Care, Ministry of
Forest & Environment and the Ministry of
Non-Conventional Energy. The representatives
of the National Cattle Commission, Animal Welfare
Board, Gaushalas and other organizations engaged
in the related field were the other participants
besides cow lovers.
The Speakers who delivered their talks during
the technical session were - Dr. K.C. Khandelwal,
Adviser, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy
on Cow and Gobar Gas Plants, Dr. R.M. Acharya,
DDG(Retd), ICAR on Indian Breeds of Cows and
their conservation, Dr. Pratap Chauhan, Director,
Jiva Institute, Faridabad on Medicinal value
of Panchgavya. Padamshri T.G.K. Menon from Indore,
Shri Mukesh Gupta, Project Director, Morarka
Foundation, Jaipur and Shri Ajit Grewal from
Shanti Niketan, New Delhi delivered their talks
on bio-dynamics, cow dung and urine as manure
and organic farming. Dr. K.B. Jadhav, President,
Bhartiya Kisan Sangh spsoke on the utility of
Govansh to the small farmer and Shri Rampal
Aggarwal, All India Goshala Federation briefly
detailed the cow sanctuaries project concept.
Shri Virender Jain from Gomutra Chikitsa Kendra,
Indore explained in detail the medicinal value
of cow urine and shared the experiences. Acharya
Baldev from Rashtriya Goshala Dhadoli, Haryana
shared his experiences on cow breeding and improvement
of the indigenous breed.
All the Speakers including Guest Speakers underlined
the importance of cow, the traditional importance
of cow in our culture, economy and environment.
It was emphasized that the Indian cows were
unique and distinctive in their appearance and
characteristics. The Panchgavya of Indian cows
has medicinal, economic and scientific basis
and there was need for more research in the
area. Cow as focal point could not only help
in maintaining the bio-diversity but could also
provide a source of livelihood and help in poverty
alleviation . It was the unanimous view that
there was need for conservation, protection
of Indian cow and its progeny and its samvardhan
was necessary as central to the bio-chain. Emphasis
was also laid on developing Gaushalas
as Govansh Vikas Kendras and focus on veterinary
care as also health and nutrition of the cattle.
The availability of cow milk, cow curd, cow
ghee, setting up of gobar gas plants, large
scale organic farming and production of fodder
emerged as the thrust areas.
A souvenir was released on the day of the Seminar
and the recommendations have also been published
in a book form.
Lecture series
A lecture series was organized on the theme
of Vedic economy and cow on 17th March, 2002
at India International Centre, Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi. Professor K.D. Gangarade, Vice Chairman,
Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samriti, Swami Ram
Swaroop ji, Ved Mandir Yole Camp, Kangra, Himachal
Pradesh were the speakers. The relevance of
cow in the Vedic period and the value attached
to cow by the then society was brought out in
a very focused manner.
Seminar
by Government of Uttar Pradesh
A national seminar and exhibition on cow and
its progeny was organized by the Government
of Uttar Pradesh at Lucknow from 10-16 March,
2002. Mrs. Asha Swami, President, Love4Cow Trust
delivered a talk in Hindi on 12th March, 2002
on the topic of "Household economic and
food security - role of cow".
Cow
sanctuary project paper
In the context of a reference received from
the Government of Rajasthan, a project paper
on the concept of cow sanctuaries was prepared
and has been sent to the State Government for
consideration. The purpose is to provide an
old age home as natural habitat to the old cows.
Promoting
love for cow
The Trust during the period has been engaged
in promoting love for cow and its progeny by
advocating the virtues of cow and its place
in the Indian culture and the contribution of
cow to the agriculture economy. Brochures were
also brought out and distributed to various
interested individuals and groups. Trust has
taken up a number of issues concerning cow and
its progeny with Government Departments and
FAO.
Website
Trust has also launched a website www.love4cow.com
and a lot of information has been hosted. There
is also a Love4Cow Club on the website, a fan
club of cow lovers and on line registration
facility is available. The membership of the
club is free. It is now proposed on the request
of cow lovers to issue Membership Cards. The
website also provides for logging news and views
and for registration of organizations working
for the welfare of cow.
Activities proposed - 2002-03
The following activities are on the agenda of
the Trust for the next year:
