18th July, 2003
Ministry of Finance  


RS. 3.79 CRORE DISBURSED TO 276 GAUSHALAS OF UP, MP AND HARYANA


The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaswant Singh today distributed amounts worth Rs.3.79 crore for 202 gaushalas of Haryana, 40 gaushalas in Uttar Pradesh and 34 gaushalas from Madhya Pradesh. The demand drafts were handed over to the resident commissioners of the respective state governments. The disbursement from the National Calamity Contingency Fund is part of the Centre’s yuhj decision to extend financial assistance to gaushalas with 200 or more cattle heads.