NEW DELHI: A peculiar situation triggered by who would bear the annual cost of Rs 2.1 crore to rehabilitate pony owners at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu, today prompted the Supreme Court to suggest to the shrine board to mull over levying a nominal charge of one rupee from each pilgrim.
The Apex Court, which was told by the Jammu and Kashmir Government that the shrine board has declined to bear the expense, observed that 50,000 devotees visited the shrine daily and if a charge of even Rs one is levied on them, the money could be used for rehabilitation of pony and mule owners. (AGENCIES)
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