<h1>State launches Rs 2,791 crore dairy hub plan with cow protection funds, subsidies, bank MOU, and governance rules</h1> State government announced a policy push to convert the state into a major dairy hub, sanctioning a Rs 2,791 crore fund for cow protection and promotion, daily per-animal subsidies for registered cowsheds, subsidised equipment, and panchayat-level asset creation under a participation scheme. The government signed a memorandum with a national bank to facilitate implementation and links the initiative to broader infrastructure and investment goals. Legal implications include ongoing fiscal commitments, administrative rulemaking for subsidy eligibility and disbursement, procurement and grant conditions, potential audit and transparency obligations, and regulatory oversight of public-private and banking MOUs.