Uproar in Chhattisgarh assembly over use of 14th Finance Commission fund

Opposition accuses Baghel-led govt of misusing the money by constructing cowsheds all over the state

Opposition parties in Chhattisgarh grilled the Bhupesh Baghel government in the Legislative Assembly over the utilisation of the 14th Finance Commission fund.

Chaos ruled soon after the state’s agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey informed the House that the government had constructed “gothans (cattle sheds) using District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and 14th Finance Commission Funds. The Bhupesh Baghel government has embarked on an ambitious plan to construct cattle sheds all across the state.

Choubey said 5,084 “gothans” were sanctioned in the state, of which 1,771 had been constructed. The committee had decided to give Rs 10,000 each to the gothans. In some districts, gothans