Chhattisgarh launches Gaudham Yojana for stray cattle; 29 Gaudhams opened in first phase
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched the Gaudham Yojana from Lakhasar village in Bilaspur district on 14 March 2026, with a target of 1,460 shelters for stray and abandoned cattle.
Summary
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched the Gaudham Yojana on 14 March 2026 at Lakhasar village in Takhatpur block of Bilaspur district, and inaugurated 29 Gaudhams across 11 districts in the first phase. The scheme aims to shelter and care for destitute, wandering and confiscated cattle, with a plan to set up 10 Gaudhams in every development block — 1,460 in all — to be known as 'Surabhi Gaudham'. Officials said 36 Gaudhams had received administrative approval, of which 29 were registered with the Chhattisgarh Rajya Gauseva Aayog. Sai also laid the foundation stone of the State's first cow sanctuary at Jogipur village in Kota block of Bilaspur. The opposition Congress said the scheme renamed its earlier programmes.
Key facts
- Launched
- 14 March 2026, Lakhasar village (Takhatpur block, Bilaspur)
- First phase
- 29 Gaudhams in 11 districts
- Target
- 1,460 Gaudhams (10 per development block)
- Name
- Surabhi Gaudham
- Registered with
- Chhattisgarh Rajya Gauseva Aayog
- Also
- Foundation of first cow sanctuary at Jogipur, Kota block
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many Gaudhams does Chhattisgarh plan to set up under the Gaudham Yojana launched on 14 March 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 1,460
The plan is 10 Gaudhams in every development block, or 1,460 in all; 29 were inaugurated in the first phase.
Under Chhattisgarh's Gaudham Yojana, all Gaudhams will be known by which name?
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Correct answer: B — Surabhi Gaudham
CM Vishnu Deo Sai announced that the Gaudhams will be known as 'Surabhi Gaudham'.