North Delhi: Mandatory For Restaurants & Shops To Mention Whether The Meat Is 'Jhatka' Or 'Halal' Says Civic Body

The proposal was recently moved by the Standing Committee of the NDMC.

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New Delhi: North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash cleared the proposal during a meeting on Tuesday which makes it mandatory for restaurants and shops to display whether the meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka.

North Delhi has a number of eateries, restaurants and street side shops selling or serving non-vegetarian food items, prominent places being Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj and Kashmere Gate.

The proposal was recently moved by the Standing Committee of the NDMC.

According to PTI, Jai Prakash said "So, restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to mandatorily display whether the meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka".

A similar proposal was cleared by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation late January stating that restaurants and shops in markets in areas including Defence Colony, Amar Colony, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension, and INA which sell non-vegetarian items will have to "display clearly and visibly" whether they are serving halal or jhatka.

"Jhatka'' method is one in which an animal is slaughtered in one go, while in the ''halal'' method, an animal is allowed to die after cutting a vein.