Army to finally wind down its cattle farms
The Hindu
These farms were occupying around 20,000 acres of defence land across the country and the Army was spending around ₹300 crore annually for their maintenance
More than three years after the defence ministry cleared a proposal to shut 39 military cattle farms across the country, the Army is finally disbanding them, official sources said on Tuesday. A flag ceremony is being held at Delhi Cantonment on Wednesday, marking winding down of the farms, they said. In August 2017, the Defence Ministry had announced a series of reform measures for the Indian Army which included shutting down the military farms, housing around 25,000 head of cattle.More Related News