The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (national cow commission) hasproposed that the Centre and states allot 10-15 specifically earmarked areasfor 'cow hostels' in every city or urban area.

This would not just facilitate access to milk for citydwellers and also generate revenue from it.

"I have already written to the urban development ministryrequesting it to make a guideline for 'cow hostels', which can be incorporatedin urban planning framework across the country," Aayog chairman and former BJPMP from Gujarat Vallabhbhai Kathiria told.

This is in addition to the commission's recent suggestionfor setting up cow shelters in the peripheries of urban areas or nearbyvillages to tackle the menace of stray cattle.

Kathiria says that the lack of space prevents people from raising cows in urban spaces and the cow hostels will allow 20-25 people to come together, pay maintenance and use the milk of their own cattle. He also claims that such cow hostels have already been successfully experimented within some areas of rural Gujarat, though no further details have been provided.