The insurance cover for the pilgrims will be provided by United India Insurance Company Ltd on behalf of Manav Utthan Seva Samiti
Pilgrims of the Char Dham Yatra will get an insurance coverage of INR 1 lakh if they meet with an accident at Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. The insurance cover for the pilgrims will be provided by United India Insurance Company Ltd on behalf of Manav Utthan Seva Samiti, a spiritual institution founded by Uttarakhand Tourism and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj, according to Kedarnath-Badrinath Temple Committee’s media in-charge Harish Gaud.
Since the beginning of Char Dham Yatra on May 3, more than 110 pilgrims have died mainly due to various ailments
Talking about the insurance to PTI, Satpal Maharaj said that the insurance coverage for the Char Dham pilgrims was being provided in the sacred memory of his father Hans Ji Maharaj and mother Raj Rajeshwari Ji.
Kedarnath-Badrinath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay has expressed his gratitude to the minister and the Manav Utthan Seva Samiti for the kind gesture. Since the beginning of Char Dham Yatra on May 3, more than 110 pilgrims have died mainly due to various ailments.
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