The institute is also supposed to develop various medicines made from cow urine that would reduce dependency on anti-biotic medicines. The Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, has prepared a blueprint for the proposed institute. A sum of Rs 20 crore would be spent on the institute that will be spread over an area of 20 acres.

According to officials, research to improve the milk-giving capacity of various breeds of indigenous cows namely ‘Badri’, the red small cow of the hills, ‘Sahiwal’, ‘Thar’ and ‘Sindhi’ would also be undertaken. Officials believe that the urine of ‘Badri’ has a unique quality to treat cancer.

The institute is a brainchild of Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, a former RSS parcharak. Meanwhile, the state had also enacted an Act to protect cow progeny. “These measures will help the small hill farmers who are very poor,” Rawat claimed.