UP: Meat shop ban could cripple prime revenue, kill millions of jobs

The closure of Uttar Pradesh’s slaughterhouses could leave a couple of million people jobless in the state, affect its allied industries and choke small but important revenue streams for its poor farmers, especially in drought-prone areas, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of available data on India’s meat, leather and livestock industries.

Half of Uttar Pradesh’s licensed slaughterhouses and scores of illegal ones have been closed after an order from new chief minister Yogi Adityanath against those that do not follow the law.

The drive against slaughterhouses could impact