UP Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims to get cash subsidy

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 13:28

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Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Kailash Mansarovar, Cash Subsidy

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will give Rs.25,000 in cash subsidy to pilgrims from the state to undertake the arduous Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage to Tibet, an official said Tuesday.

Naveneet Sehgal, secretary of Dharmarth Karya, the government department that oversees religious works, sites and events, said that the budgetary allocation has been done by the government.

"Fifty pilgrims from the state, on their return... after undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, will be handed a sum of Rs.25,000," he said.

The beneficiaries will have to present an attested photocopy of their passport and residence proof to avail this grant. This grant will be available once in a lifetime.

Kailash Manasarovar Yatra is organised by the External Affairs Ministry. It will take place this year from June 9 to Sep 9.

IANS

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First Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 13:28

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Sanjay Gupta - Ahmedabad
Great step by UP government we are members of kmtaa Kailash Mansarovar Travel agents Association we recomend that this should be given to all the yatris who go via Ministry of external affairs as well as Nepal route as it is done in Haj tours. Here barely 12000 pilgrims visit Kailash every year from India so even if subsidy of 25000 is not big amount All respective as well as our central ministry should think about it