Uttarakhand Looks To Ease Char Dham Yatra Registration Process

The Uttarakhand government is considering simplifying registration for the Char Dham Yatra, exempting pilgrims from the formality of dual registration on Smart City and Devasthanam Board portals for an e-pass.

Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, in a meeting with officials of departments connected with the yatra, said an interim plea should be filed in the Uttarakhand High Court, seeking an increase in the daily number of pilgrims visiting the temples.

Asking them to simplify the procedures for the yatra, he said since conditions on both portals are the same, exempting Devasthanam Board e-pass holders from the compulsion of registering on the Smart City portal can be considered.

The process of registration on the Devasthanam Board portal and checking of e-passes should be simplified as much as possible, he said.

Mr Bardhan also asked officials to address the difficulties being faced by pilgrims in logging into the Devasthanam Board portal and establishing a QR code system for checking of e-passes on checkpoints en route to the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

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