Public Administration in Ancient India c21.7

c21.7

Associated with this department was that of dairy-farming. In Kautilya’s time, dairy-farming was undertaken by the State in one of two ways. Either the State farms were directly worked by the government department with the help of herdsmen employed for wages, or they were leased to herdsmen for a share of the produce. Cattle-breeding also engaged the attention of the State.