 bill no 119 of  2014 the cow (protection) bill, 2014 by shri chandrakant khaire, mp a billto provide for protection of cow and its progenybe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the cow (protection) act, 2014short title andextent(2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) ''appropriate government'' means in relation to a state, the government of that (b) ''cow'' includes its progeny; and (c) ''prescribed'' means prescribed by rules made under this act3 slaughter of cow is hereby prohibitedprohibition of slaughter of cow4 (1) the appropriate government shall cause to be established adequate number of shelters for reception and care of stray cows(2) the shelters shall be maintained in such manner as may be prescribedappropriate government to established shelters for cows5 (1) it shall be the duty of every citizen to inform such authority of the appropriategovernment, as it may designate, about any stray cow noticed by him5duty of every citizen to inform the designated authority(2) on receipt of such information, the designated authority shall, as early as possible,take the stray cow to the nearest shelter6 the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, declare cow asa national animaldeclaration of cow as a national animalpenalty107 whoever causes or attempts to cause or abets in causing injury to cow shall bepunished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but may extend to ten years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but may extend to one lakh rupees or with both15act to have overriding effect8 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistenttherewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this actpower to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act20 25(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsarticle 48 of the constitution provides that the state shall endeavour to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving and improving the breed, and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle it may be observed that article 48 casts a duty upon the government to prohibit slaughter of cows and calvescow is held in high esteem since times immemorial and also worshipped by millions of people in our country it is reared in almost every household in the rural area its milk is beneficial and nutritious for children and the sick persons it serves the nation in many fields of lifehowever, it is a fact that cow is subjected to cruelty and atrocity it is in the interest of the nation to take effective steps to prevent cruelty to cows by prohibiting their slaughter, which is the extreme form of cruelty it is, therefore, necessary to have legislation not only for banning slaughter of cow but also for providing protection, shelter and care to cow and its progeny in the countrythe bill seeks to provide for establishment of cow shelters for taking care of stray and abandoned cows and for prohibition of slaughter of cow and its progeny in the countryhence this billnew delhi;chandrakant khaireaugust 14, 2014 financial memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides for establishment of adequate number of cow shelters for reception and care of stray cows by the appropriate government the expenditure relating to states shall be borne out of the consolidated funds of the respective states however, the expenditure in respect of union territories shall be borne out of the consolidated fund of india the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore is also likely to be incurred memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character lok  sabha———— a billto provide for protection of cow and its progeny————(shri chandrakant khaire, mp)gmgipmrnd—2518ls(s3)—05-11-2014