Overview

• The Department of Autonomous Governance directed all slaughterhouses, meat shops, and egg outlets to shut statewide for Paryushan and Anant Chaturdashi.
• Officials asked local bodies to enforce the order strictly and to watch online food delivery platforms for indirect sales.
• Eggs are being formally included for the first time under Rajasthan’s festival-related restrictions, extending beyond prior meat-only closures.
• Opposition leaders, including figures from NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) as well as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, criticized the move as limiting food choice.
• Jaipur Municipal Corporation estimates more than 1,000 egg shops and carts in the city, signaling significant income losses for small vendors.