Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has started registration for this year’s annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath ji beginning June 28 and culminating on August 21.
A total of 3,56,400 yatris will be registered for the holy yatra through 121 designated business units of the Bank across the country.
Arvind Gupta, Bank’s Vice President for Jammu Central Zone formally inaugurated the registration process today from Bank’s counter at Residency Road, Jammu. First Yatra Permits were issued to Ujwal Sharma and Vicky Bhan.
“Yatris can get themselves registered for any day of the Yatra strictly as per ‘first come first serve basis’ on the designated business units of the bank’’, a bank handout said.
Notably, in Jammu division, the registration facilities shall be available at Bakshi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Kathua Main, Udhampur, Ramban, Rajouri , Poonch and Doda business units of the bank. An average of 270 yatris will be registered through these business units per day with 135 each for Baltal and Pahalgam routes for the duration of 55 days of the yatra.
“For registration the Yatris will have to submit prescribed Compulsory Health Certificate from the authorized doctor/medical institution along with application form and four photographs. The registration fee for each Yatra Permit will be Rs.30,” the release said.
The timing of registration will be between 3 pm to 6 pm on all working days. However, on Saturday, it will be done from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Meanwhile, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has decided that all intending pilgrims possessing valid registration will be provided an insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh against accidental death within the State during the period of Amarnath yatra this year.
Giving details, SASB CEO Navin Choudhary said that the insurance cover will be available to all registered Yatris for the period commencing one week ahead of the commencement of the pilgrimage and ending one week after the conclusion of the Yatra.
He clarified that the insurance will cover any accidental death which takes place anywhere in the State while travelling onward to the yatra base camps as well as while moving on the yatra tracks.
The CEO has again requested all pilgrims not to embark on the Yatra without obtaining valid registration after securing a Compulsory Health Certificate.
“It is in the interest of all pilgrims to undergo a proper medical check up before registering themselves, for which elaborate arrangements have been made by the Shrine Board. Possession of a valid Yatra Permit would also enable the pilgrims to be covered by Accident Insurance,’’ he added.
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