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 been formed. These committees will comprise officials from the police, pollution control board, animal husbandry department, transport department, labor department, health department, and food safety administration.

On April 6, 2025, during the Ram Navami celebrations, a complete ban on animal slaughter and meat sales will be enforced across Uttar Pradesh.

In accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act of 1959 and the provisions of the Food Safety Act of 2006 and 2011, the UP government has directed authorities to take strict punitive action against violators of these regulations.

Earlier, Municipal Corporation had banned sale to meat near Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Many BJP and religious leaders had demanded that sale of meat should be banned during Navratri.