Cows are about to be made to get Identity Cards as the Federal Government prepares to provide unique numbers for them.
Cows
The Indian government is contemplating providing unique
identification numbers for cows in the country to prevent their
trafficking, officials said.
According to Xinhua, the information was submitted by the federal
government in the country’s top court, which was hearing a petition by
an organisation alleging rampant smuggling of cattle across the border
of Bangladesh.
“Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar told Supreme Court Monday that
in order to tackle the illegal smuggling of cows and other cattle, it
(gov’t) had accepted the recommendation of an expert group to provide a
unique identification number (UIN) for each one,” an official said.
“It may be made mandatory for cows and their progeny throughout India,” the official quoted solicitor general as saying, adding that “each
animal will be tagged proper records of identification details – age,
breed, sex, lactation, height, body colour, horn type, tail switch and
special marks.”
Following the issuance of UIN, a state-level database may be
uploaded on a website that would be linked with a national online
database.
The proposal is somewhat similar to India’s huge national identity
scheme project, wherein it provided biometric identity card to its
citizens.
Focus on cow protection, especially by vigilante groups, has risen
since 2014 – the year Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) ascended to power under
the leadership of Narendra Modi.
There has been a string of cow-related violence, but many state
governments, particularly those ruled by the BJP, have defended the
action on the grounds that the animal is considered holy by many Hindus.
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