What Is Malhar Certification?

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Maharashtra Fisheries and Port Development Minister Nitesh Rane on Monday (March 11) introduced a new initiative called Malhar certification for Hindu meat traders. A special move by the State government intended to provide certification for meat as per Hindu religious traditions.

A dedicated platform called MalharCertification.com has been created, describing it as “a certified platform for Jhatka mutton and chicken vendors.” Jhatka meat refers to a meat obtained by killing the animals in a single blow. In contrast, halal meat ensures meat preparation as per Islamic law.

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According to Malhar Certification website, “It ensures that goat and sheep meat, sacrificed according to Hindu religious traditions, is fresh, clean, free from saliva contamination, and not mixed with any other animal meat.” It also adds that this meat is available exclusively only through vendors belonging to the Hindu Khatik community. “Therefore, we encourage everyone to purchase mutton only from vendors certified by Malhar,” the website adds.

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Nitish Rane referred the initiative as an important step for the Hindu community from Maharashtra. “This thought is being brought for Hindu community through which Hindus will get access to mutton shops selling Jhatka mutton for Hindus,” he added.

Adding further, Rane claimed, “Through Malhar Certification, we will have access to our rightful mutton shops and there will be a 100 percent Hindu community and the person selling will also be a Hindu. No adulteration will be found in the mutton anywhere.”

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Appealing Hindus to buy meat only from certified vendors, he wrote that “these efforts will definitely make the youth of the Hindu community financially empowered.”

A demand for non-halal products is growing. In November last year, as a significant policy shift Air India announced that would introduce non-halal non-vegetarian options for people belonging to different faith groups.