The Jharkhand government will build eight new modern slaughter-houses in the state, including one in the state capital, said an official on Tuesday.
The slaughter-houses, which will be set up in Ranchi, Dumka, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Deoghar, Medninagar, Hazaribagh and Chas municipal area, would be run under public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
The Principal Secretary of the Urban Development Department has directed officials to identify the land for building these slaughter-houses as early as possible.
All the norms laid down by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) would be followed.
The Urban Development Department has also sought from the municipalities a list of licensed and unlicensed shops.
The urban bodies have been asked to submit their report within a week on the action taken on the illegal slaughter-houses in their area.