Srinagar: The Government on Friday constituted two separate committees
headed by Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir to give
suggestions for facilitating supply of standard quality of mutton to the
public within one week.
The five-member committees will also suggest measures for controlling the activities of butchers, dealers in selling quality meat to the public, at fixed rates, until abattoirs or slaughter houses are established, according to a government order.
The Committees shall submit their reports to the Health and Medical Education Department within a week’s time, the order said.
Headed by the Divisional Commissioners, both the panels will have respective Commissioners of Municipal Corporation, Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Deputy Commissioner Food Safety and Health Officer Municipal Corporation as members.
The panels have been formed on the directions by the J&K High Court asking government to constitute expert committees to suggest how standard quality mutton can be supplied to people until required abattoirs are established in the Valley.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court comprising Justices Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Janak Raj Kotwal had directed that the committees suggest how quality mutton can be supplied to people besides propose measures for controlling the activities of the butchers and dealers in selling the quality meat to the public at the rates fixed by the government. The court was hearing a PIL—Sheikh Ayoub Vs State— seeking implementation of Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 (FSSA) to check food adulteration in the state.
The five-member committees will also suggest measures for controlling the activities of butchers, dealers in selling quality meat to the public, at fixed rates, until abattoirs or slaughter houses are established, according to a government order.
The Committees shall submit their reports to the Health and Medical Education Department within a week’s time, the order said.
Headed by the Divisional Commissioners, both the panels will have respective Commissioners of Municipal Corporation, Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Deputy Commissioner Food Safety and Health Officer Municipal Corporation as members.
The panels have been formed on the directions by the J&K High Court asking government to constitute expert committees to suggest how standard quality mutton can be supplied to people until required abattoirs are established in the Valley.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court comprising Justices Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Janak Raj Kotwal had directed that the committees suggest how quality mutton can be supplied to people besides propose measures for controlling the activities of the butchers and dealers in selling the quality meat to the public at the rates fixed by the government. The court was hearing a PIL—Sheikh Ayoub Vs State— seeking implementation of Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 (FSSA) to check food adulteration in the state.
No comments:
Post a Comment