Contrary to its public posturing on the cow, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has swept under the carpet a scam in a Central scheme that saw hundreds of mortalities mainly because old cows were purchased. Kamdhenu Integrated Tribal Dairy Development Scheme, for which the Centre had provided Rs 54.09 crore between 2006 and 2009 to purchase cattle, failed in each of the 11 tribal districts where it was in operation. While a few better breed cows were bought from Haryana, most animals were purchased from cattle fairs in the state or were supplied by the state livestock corporation.