nChhattisgarh Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain on Wednesday ordered the process of geo-tagging of gothans (cowsheds) soon while seeking information from officers regarding 'gothan' and 'badi' (garden) programme.
At a meeting, he instructed the officials to set a fixed standard and time frame for developing gothans as ideal centers so that they can be reviewed district wise.
Jain sought detailed information about the quantity of cow dung purchased and its sale and distribution to the groups under Godhan Nyay Yojana.
He directed to fix a rate for the sale of vermicompost (cow dung manure) manufactured by the gothan committee and get its approval from the Cabinet.
The Secretary of the Agriculture Department, Dr M. Geetha, told the CS that there are 6,377 gothans have been made in the state and 29.53 lakh quintals of cow dung have been purchased from 2.14 lakh registered cattlemen as on November 30.
They have been provided Rs 58.08 crore in installments for the cow dung.