MP Govt's Rs 3.5 Cr Cow Science Project Under Probe for 'Inflated Costs'

• Madhya Pradesh government's 'Panchagavya' project, aimed at cancer treatment research using cow products, faces financial irregularity allegations.
• The project, based at Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, spent Rs 1.92 crore on cow dung and urine, which investigators claim were massively overvalued.
• An inquiry led by Additional Collector Raghuvar Maravi found these basic materials should have cost only Rs 15-20 lakh.
• The probe also flagged non-essential expenditures, including a luxury vehicle, furniture, electronics, and air trips to Goa and Bengaluru.
• Despite 14 years and Rs 3.5 crore, no significant breakthrough in cancer treatment has been documented, and the university lacks research outcome documentation.

Why It Matters: MP government's cow science research project faces scrutiny over alleged inflated costs and lack of scientific breakthroughs.