The Centre has revoked Jammu and Kashmir Mutton (Licensing and Control) order, 1973, and barred the Union Territory (UT) from regulating and fixing the prices of mutton. J&K consumes 600 lakh kilograms of mutton annually.
The government has revoked the Jammu and Kashmir Mutton (Licensing and Control) order, 1973 issued vide SRO-646 issued on December 12, 1973, with immediate effect. It was done on the clarification from the Government of India and inter-departmental consultations on the matter, an official said.
The Directorates of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu-Srinagar, which otherwise would regulate the prices, has directed “all concerned authorities to refrain from issuing or enforcing any order”.
