Judgement Dealing With Subject Of Slaughter Of Animals In Light Of Indian Constitution

SR No.: 269193
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: C K Chaturvedi
Publisher: Akhil Bharat Krishi Go Seva Sangh
Total Pages: 40
Language: English
Classification: Article
File Size: 8 MB

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"To provide safe and wholesome meal. prevent environmental pollution and bird hazards to flying aircraft, it is essential to modernise slaughter houses/ abattoirs in a planned way. For this purpose Nine Meat Corporations have been set up after the Fourth Five Year Plan, in States of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim. A scheme on investment in slaughter house corporations is being operated in Seventh Five Year Plan, under which modern slaughter houses at Srinagar. Bangalore, Sikkim and Hyderabad are being established. The total capital cost of the Srinagar Slaughter House Project is about Rs. 590 lakhs. The share of the Government of India is to the tunes of Rs. 145.65 lakhs out of which Rs. 45 lakhs has already been released. The expected total capital cost of Bangalore and Sikkim abattoirs is about Rs. 580 lakhs and Rs. 77 lakhs of which the Govt. of India is to share Rs. 145 lakhs and Rs.34 lakhs, respectively. A sum of Rs. 25 lakhs have been released to Government of Sikkim. The foundation of slaughter house at Sikkim has been completed........
Modernisation of medium-size slaughter houses existing at Trichur, Saidapet and Perambur (
Madras) Koregaon, Naded, Nasik (Maharashtra). Aligarh (UP). Jabalpur, Bhopal, Pune, Allahabad, has also been proposed. The Government of India has released Rs. 30 Lakhs and Rs. 5.0 lakhs for modernisation of Trichur and Koregaon (MAFCO) slaughter houses respectively, during the year 1988-89. The work of Koregaon slaughter house has been completed and that of Trichur is under progress. An additional amount of Rs. 20 lakhs is to be provided for Trichur slaughter house as per the approved project proposal. Project proposals for Naded and Aligarh have been approved and are expected to be completed by 1990-91...........
The Government of India appointed an Expert Committee for the development of Meat Industry under the Chairmanship of Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy. President CARTMEN, Society. The Expert Committee has since submitted its report and had suggested various recommendations. They would be given due consideration for adopting a policy of meat development during the Eighth Five Year Plan."
35. Maharashtra has established a modern abattoir al Deoner (Bombay) the capacity is 2.000 animals per chain in a shift of E.ght hours. There are three chains. In addition 400-600 large animals are slaughtered daily by off the floor system.
36. In addition to official government promoted slaughter, there is also private sector indulging in the slaughters. M/s. Brooke Bond India Limited has set up a 100% export oriented modern meat plant. MAFCO Bombay also produces canned products from MAFCO factory Borivalli. Bombay. They have meat plants for large animal buffalo at Koreagaon and Naded. There are eight modern Bacon factories in different parts of the country.
37. Apart from above, there is Export of live animals for meat, to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Dubai and to other Gulf countries. There is also regular export of meat also to Gulf countries. Export of frozen buffalo meat is made to Malaysia. It is estimated that during 1988-89, export was to the tune of Rs. 117 crores.
38. This is known slaughtering. In addition to this, it is reported at' P.53 of the above quoted reference that clandestine slaughter of animals is prevalent in almost all the States and Union Territories. It is feared that the Number of animals killed in this way probably exceeds the numbers of animals slaughtered officially. These are the figures of the killings, which is man induced. We all know that all kinds of animals also themselves die due to famine, drought and