Odisha: Koraput district bans meat sale on Republic Day
The district administration instructed all tehsildars, block development officcers and executive officers to enforce the ban on the day.
The collector and district magistrate of Koraput district in Odisha have directed officials to impose a one-day ban on the sale of non-vegetarian food items on Republic Day, Monday, ANI reported.
In a letter issued on Friday, the administration instructed all tehsildars, block development officers and executive officers in the district to enforce a ban on the sale of “meat, chicken, fish, eggs and other non-vegetarian items” on the day.
Odisha: Koraput Collector & DM has written to all Tahsildars, all Block Development Officers and all Executive Officers of the district to issue an official order in their jurisdiction for prohibition on selling of meat, chicken, fish, egg, etc and non- vegetarian food on the… pic.twitter.com/4WmcCMtOXv
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2026
In 2025, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation had ordered all slaughterhouses and meat shops within its jurisdiction to remain closed on Independence Day. The move had sparked a row, with Opposition parties describing it as “food policing”.
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