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But, after coming to power in March 2017, the Yogi Adityanath government launched a state-wide crackdown on illegal abattoirs and slaughter houses. The action saw closoure of not only slaughter houses but also meat shops running without licence for over a month.A panel formed to go through these proposals after the initial crackdown on meat industry last year has not met even once. Singh said the government had received some applications in this regard but had not approved any of them. Till 2016-17, UP was the mainstay of India’s pink revolution. LUCKNOW: With not a single proposal for new abattoirs and expansion of existing ones seeing the light of day, UP’s meat industry, which in 2016 accounted for 70% of India’s meat export, is gasping for breath.Highly placed sources told TOI that 18 proposals are pending for approval before the urban development department.“The total value of these proposals is approximately Rs 15,000 crore and they have the capacity to generate over 50,000 jobs,” a reliable source said..