Proposed · seeking CSR, grant and donor support
Gau Seva evam Gramin Swavalamban Pariyojana
गौ सेवा एवं ग्रामीण स्वावलंबन परियोजना
An integrated gau shala cum rural livelihood centre at Safidon — five acres, 500 rescued cows, and the units needed to turn milk, dung and urine into dairy products, biogas, organic manure and Panchgavya goods. Built over three years with grant support; designed to pay its own running cost from the fourth.
- Total outlay₹ 5,50,00,000
- Cattle capacity500 cows and calves
- LandApprox. 5 acres
- Period36 months, three phases
- Direct employment60+ persons
- StatusProposal — not yet funded
Why this, and not another shelter
Most gau shalas fail for the same reason: feeding a cow is a daily cost with no daily income.
Charity keeps a shelter alive for two or three years. Then a donor moves on, the fodder bill does not, and the animals suffer for the second time. The gau shalas around us that have lasted are the ones that earn something.
So this project is built as a production centre that happens to be a shelter. The cow is cared for with dignity and, at the same time, her dung goes into a biogas plant, the digested slurry becomes vermicompost sold to farmers, her urine becomes phenyl and bio-pesticide, and her milk becomes ghee, paneer and khoa. Nothing that comes from the cow is treated as waste.
Grant money builds the campus over three years. From the fourth, the projection is that sales cover the recurring cost — which means a donor is funding a permanent asset, not a permanent expense.
The campus
Eight units on one five-acre site.
Cattle sheds
Three covered sheds with mangers, water troughs, sloped flooring and open paddocks for 500 cows and calves, with separate enclosures for milking cows, dry and old cows, calves and newly rescued animals.
Veterinary block & ambulance
Treatment room, medicine store and isolation shed, a visiting veterinary officer and a trained compounder, and a gau ambulance with a hydraulic lift for road rescues.
Fodder development
Green fodder cultivation with tubewell and sprinkler irrigation, chaff cutters, a silage pit and a covered dry-fodder store, to cut the cost of bought feed.
Biogas & solar
A community biogas plant taking the daily dung, supported by rooftop solar — covering cooking, lighting, pumping and chaff-cutting on the campus.
Organic manure unit
Slurry drying beds, vermicompost pits and a packing shed producing vermicompost, dried slurry manure, Jeevamrit and Ghan Jeevamrit for farmers of the block.
Panchgavya products
A gau mutra distillation plant with mixing tanks and packing machinery for phenyl, floor cleaner, dhoop, agarbatti, soap, dental powder and bio-pesticide — run largely by trained women.
Milk & value addition
Hygienic collection, chilling, and preparation of ghee, curd, paneer and khoa, with a share of the milk distributed free to malnourished children and needy families.
Training & SHG centre
A training hall for scientific cow rearing, clean milk production, organic farming and product manufacture, with self-help group formation and marketing support.
The cow cycle
What comes out of the cow, and what it becomes.
| Resource | Processing | Product | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Chilling, boiling, churning | Fresh milk, ghee, curd, paneer, khoa | Sale, and free nutrition support |
| Dung | Anaerobic digestion | Biogas | Campus cooking, lighting, pumping |
| Digested slurry | Drying, vermicomposting | Vermicompost, Ghan Jeevamrit | Sold to farmers as organic manure |
| Dung (part) | Moulding and drying | Dhoop, dung cakes, diyas | Seasonal and festive sale |
| Cow urine | Distillation, fermentation | Ark, phenyl, floor cleaner, bio-pesticide | Households and farmers |
| Panchgavya mix | Fermentation, 15–30 days | Panchgavya liquid, soap | Organic farming input and sale |
| Male calves | Rearing and training | Draught power | Support to small and marginal farmers |
Implementation
Three phases over thirty-six months.
- Phase I
Month 1–12Ground, shelter and rescue
Land development, boundary wall, two sheds, water and electricity, tubewell, veterinary block and the gau ambulance, and the first 200 cows.
Milestone: gau shala operational with 200 cows.
- Phase II
Month 13–24Energy and manure
Third shed, biogas plant, solar unit, vermicompost beds, fodder cultivation, 150 more cows, and recruitment and training of staff.
Milestone: 350 cows; energy and manure units running.
- Phase III
Month 25–36Products and market
Panchgavya unit, milk value-addition unit, training centre, self-help group formation, marketing tie-ups and the remaining 150 cows.
Milestone: 500 cows; all units running; revenue stabilised.
Budget
₹ 5.50 crore, item by item.
All figures are indicative estimates prepared for this proposal. Item-wise rates will be finalised against actual quotations, the PWD schedule of rates and site conditions at the time of sanction.
| Head | What it covers | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Land development and boundary wall | Levelling, filling, boundary wall, gate, internal roads and drainage on about 5 acres | 30,00,000 |
| Cattle sheds | Three covered sheds with mangers, troughs, flooring and paddocks for 500 animals | 1,20,00,000 |
| Veterinary block and gau ambulance | Treatment room, medicine store, isolation shed, one ambulance with hydraulic lift | 35,00,000 |
| Procurement of indigenous cows | 150 desi cows including transport, insurance and initial vaccination | 50,00,000 |
| Fodder development | Tubewell, sprinkler irrigation, chaff cutters, silage pit, dry fodder store | 35,00,000 |
| Biogas plant and solar unit | Community biogas plant with gas distribution, rooftop solar installation | 45,00,000 |
| Organic manure unit | Slurry drying beds, vermicompost pits, sieving, packing machinery and shed | 35,00,000 |
| Panchgavya products unit | Distillation plant, mixing tanks, moulding and packing machinery, production shed | 35,00,000 |
| Milk and value addition unit | Milking area, chilling unit, cream separator, ghee and paneer equipment | 30,00,000 |
| Water, electricity, sanitation | Overhead tank, pipelines, electrification, toilets, waste water management | 18,00,000 |
| Administrative and training block | Office, training hall, store and staff accommodation | 30,00,000 |
| Vehicles and farm machinery | Tractor with trolley, pickup vehicle, fodder handling equipment | 20,00,000 |
| Sub-total — capital expenditure | 4,83,00,000 | |
| Head | What it covers | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Fodder, feed and mineral mixture | Purchased green fodder, bhusa, cattle feed and supplements | 40,00,000 |
| Salaries and honorarium | Cattle attendants, supervisor, veterinary support, driver, accountant | 25,00,000 |
| Medicines and veterinary consumables | Vaccination, deworming, treatment and first aid | 10,00,000 |
| Training and SHG formation | Training programmes, resource persons, material, exposure visits | 12,00,000 |
| Monitoring, audit and contingency | Statutory audit, impact documentation, reporting, contingency | 10,00,000 |
| Sub-total — operational expenditure | 97,00,000 | |
| Grand total | 5,50,00,000 | |
| Year | Major activities | Requirement (₹) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Land development, two sheds, water, electricity, veterinary block, ambulance, first 200 cows | 2,45,00,000 | 44.5% |
| Year 2 | Third shed, biogas and solar, organic manure unit, fodder development, 150 cows | 1,85,00,000 | 33.6% |
| Year 3 | Panchgavya unit, milk unit, admin and training block, vehicles, 150 cows | 1,20,00,000 | 21.9% |
| Total | 5,50,00,000 | 100% | |
Component funding is welcome. A partner may fund the whole project or any single line above — one cattle shed, the gau ambulance, the biogas plant, or one year of fodder. Utilisation certificates and audited statements are provided for every rupee received.
Sustainability
What the campus is projected to earn once it is running.
These are projections at full capacity, based on assumed prices and yields. They are not a guarantee. Actual realisation depends on milk yield, market rates, season, and the share of old and non-milching cows in the herd — and a gau shala must shelter those animals whether or not they earn.
| Item | Basis | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Desi cow milk | About 120 milching cows × 4 litres × 300 days × ₹45 | 64,80,000 |
| Ghee, curd, paneer, khoa | Value addition on part of the milk collected | 18,00,000 |
| Vermicompost and manure | Sale of compost and dried slurry to farmers of the block | 22,00,000 |
| Panchgavya products | Phenyl, dhoop, agarbatti, soap, bio-pesticide | 16,00,000 |
| Dung cakes, diyas, seasonal goods | Festive season sales | 5,00,000 |
| Biogas and solar | Saving on LPG, firewood and grid electricity | 6,00,000 |
| Projected annual income | 1,31,80,000 | |
| Projected annual expenditure | Fodder, salaries, veterinary, utilities, packing, marketing, admin and audit | 1,14,00,000 |
| Projected annual surplus, ploughed back into the gau shala | 17,80,000 | |
Alongside this revenue the Sanstha will continue to raise donations and pursue convergence with the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the National Livestock Mission, GOBARdhan, the Haryana Gau Sewa Aayog, NABARD and state departments of animal husbandry and agriculture. Convergence support depends on eligibility and sanction and is not assumed in the budget.
Who it is for
Beneficiaries, counted.
- 500 cows and calvesLifelong shelter, fodder, water and veterinary treatment
- 50 rural familiesSelf-help group training, cow rearing support and assured buy-back
- 30+ womenSkill training and income from Panchgavya products, dairy and vermicompost
- 20+ young peopleDirect employment as attendants, operators, drivers and marketing staff
- 1,000+ farmersLow-cost organic manure and bio-pesticide; less crop damage from stray cattle
- 25 villagesFewer stray cattle, cleaner surroundings, local employment
- 200+ householdsNutrition support through milk and milk product distribution
Reporting
What a funder gets back.
- Separate accountA dedicated bank account and separate books for the project
- MonthlyPhysical stock and cattle register, with progress photographs
- QuarterlyProgress report and expenditure statement to the funding partner
- Half-yearlyReview meeting with the partner at the project site
- AnnuallyAudited utilisation certificate and impact report
- At any timeThe partner may inspect the site and the records without notice