These local bodies will also address the problem of availability of suitable land for modernization of abattoirs (slaughterhouses).
The decision was taken by the municipal boards collectively during the sixth Mayors Conference here last week.
The conference was organized by the National Meat and Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB) in the backdrop of growing demand by consumers to clean up the mess around slaughterhouses in the country.
The decision assumes significance in the light of Supreme Court's order to this effect last year. The apex court had directed all the state governments and Union territory administrations constitute committees for modernization of slaughterhouses, check use of child labour in this sector and close illegal slaughterhouses in the country.
Slaughter of animals for food is a 'state subject' and is regulated by local bodies through licensing of slaughterhouses and retail meat shops. However, most of the municipal slaughterhouses lack modern machinery and equipment with inadequate attention, hygiene and sanitation.
The facilities for effluent treatment and waste disposal in these traditional slaughterhouses are also far from satisfactory. The utilization of slaughterhouse byproducts such as skins, edible offal, blood and bristles is low and lacks the desired level of quality.
Alarmed by the present condition of slaughter establishments, a number of public interest litigation (PILs) had been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to state governments as well as the Centre to effectively implement statutory rules relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals and pollution control.
The Supreme Court had; accordingly, in August last year, directed all state governments and UTs to constitute committees for slaughterhouses to fulfil mandatory requirements under various legislations dealing with the functioning of abattoirs.
The functions of the state committees as mandated by the court include preparing a database of slaughterhouses, recommending modernization of old slaughterhouses, identification of unlicensed and unlawful slaughterhouses and to crack down on these with the help of local administration and law enforcing agencies, and to check for child labour.
On its part, the Centre has taken several steps to enhance production of safe meat and generate awareness about issues related to food safety, standard, hygiene, and animal welfare, backward and forward linkages.
"The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has been implementing an infrastructure scheme for modernization of abattoirs ... The ministry has introduced a scheme for modernization of meat shops, under which a grant of Rs 5 lakh can be given by state governments for modernization of each meat shop," said the agriculture ministry, in an official statement, on Monday.
It said the state governments had been asked to identify cities where this scheme will be started in 2013-14.
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