Lucknow, March 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh government, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leadership, has issued a strict directive to shut down illegal slaughterhouses and enforce a ban on meat sales within a 500-meter radius of religious sites.
Amrit Abhijat, Principal Secretary of the Urban Development Department, has instructed all district magistrates, police commissioners, and municipal commissioners to ensure immediate compliance with these orders.
Referring to directives issued in 2014 and 2017, the Yogi government has reiterated that illegal animal slaughter and the sale of meat near religious places will be completely prohibited.
To ensure effective implementation, district-level committees headed by district magistrates have b...