• MCD House proposed policy of distancing Meat shops from Religious Places gets approved

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    MCD House proposed policy of distancing Meat shops from Religious Places gets approved
    The proposed policy refers to the award of new licences or renewal of licences for meat shops, meat processing units...

    Digital Desk: The MCD House (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) on Tuesday approved a proposed policy requiring a minimum of 150 metres between a meat store from a place of worship before giving new or renewed licences.

    It was one of many proposals approved by the MCD House during its brief session.

    54 of the 58 proposals that were put forth in the MCD house were approved. These included the idea to regularise 5,000 sanitation workers, place DBC staff on permanent duty, and send the principals of MCD Schools to prestigious universities like Oxford and Cambridge for additional training.

    Based on the agenda filed in the House on Tuesday, the proposed policy refers to the granting of new licences or the renewal of licences for meat shops, meat processing units, packaging or storage plants, and other such establishments.

    According to House procedures, the proposal requires a minimum distance of 150 metres between a meat shop and a temple, mosque, gurudwara, or other holy facility.