Meat shops and temples

 The minimum distance between meat shops and temples to be increased in Delhi

Delhi south corporation Friday cleared a revised policy for getting health licenses for meat shops, which now mandates an increase in the minimum distance between them and religious places.

New Delhi, UPDATED: Jan 19, 2019, 08:31 IST

The minimum distance between meat shops and temples to be increased in Delhi

The Revised Meat Shop Licensing Policy mandates an increase in the distance between a meat shop and a temple, gurdwara, or other religious place or cremation/burial ground. (Photo: Representational Image)

In Short

The distance of the religious place from the meat shop shall be measured by road only

The condition of 150 m from a mosque will be applicable in the case of a pork shop only

As per the revised license policy, no live animal shall be kept inside a meat shop

By Press Trust of India: The Revised Meat Shop Licensing Policy mandates an increase in the distance between a meat shop and a temple, gurdwara, or other religious place or cremation/burial ground.

The standing committee of the BJP-led south corporation Friday cleared a revised policy for getting health licenses for meat shops, which now mandates an increase in the minimum distance between them and religious places.

The new policy also proposes that meat shop owners get their councilor's permission to operate and specify the size of their shop, a senior SDMC official said.

The Revised Meat Shop Licensing Policy also mandates an increase in the distance between a meat shop and a temple, gurdwara, or other religious place or cremation/burial ground.

"Considering the sentiments of people visiting religious places, the following will be complied with while granting new license... The minimum distance between a meat shop and a temple, gurdwara, or other religious place or cremation/burial ground... should be increased from 100 m to 150 m, if measured from either side/corner/front/side/back side of the meat shop," reads the proposal.

The distance of the religious place from the meat shop shall be measured through the public pathway or road only, and it shall not be measured through the property of other owners or residents, the revised policy says.

"The condition of 150 m from a masjid (mosque) will be applicable in case of a pork shop only, i.e., license for mutton, chicken, fish, and buffalo meat shops can be granted if they are situated less than 100 m from a mosque, provided the same is permitted by the Imam or Managing Committee of the mosque," it reads.

As per the revised license policy, "No live animal shall be kept inside a meat shop and... Hides, skins, hoofs uncleaned guts will not be allowed to be to be stored at a meat shop," it added.