Last updated: 14 February 2024

Slaughter of all cattle is legal in 10/36 Indian states

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• Directive Principle of Article 48 provides the government should take steps for the prohibition of slaughter of cows, calves, other milk producing and draught cattle
• Slaughter of cows different from slaughter of bullocks, buffalos
• Regulations across the states differ on transportation, selling and consumption of beef

References

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1. https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/india0219_appendix_1.pdf ↩︎