Varanasi and Amritsar Yatra Scheme
This scheme aims to facilitate pilgrimages to Varanasi and Amritsar for individuals belonging to the Scheduled Castes category. The scheme provides financial reimbursement for second-class train travel, enabling eligible beneficiaries to undertake these religious journeys with ease.
- Ministry / Department
- Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
What is Varanasi and Amritsar Yatra Scheme?
This scheme aims to facilitate pilgrimages to Varanasi and Amritsar for individuals belonging to the Scheduled Castes category. The scheme provides financial reimbursement for second-class train travel, enabling eligible beneficiaries to undertake these religious journeys with ease.
- Benefit
- - Reimbursement of ₹1,000/- or the actual cost of a second-class train ticket (to and fro) per person, whichever is less, will be provided. **Note:** This facility will be given one time only. **Expected Time of Disbursement:** Reimbursement will be made after the journey on the submission of railway tickets. **Mode of Disbursement:** Payment will be made directly into the bank account of the beneficiary.
- Level
- State — Haryana
- Ministry / Dept.
- Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department
- Benefit type
- cash
- Key eligibility
- 1. The applicant should be a resident of Haryana. 1. The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Caste. 1. This facility will be given one time only.
- Last verified
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Benefits
- Reimbursement of ₹1,000/- or the actual cost of a second-class train ticket (to and fro) per person, whichever is less, will be provided. **Note:** This facility will be given one time only. **Expected Time of Disbursement:** Reimbursement will be made after the journey on the submission of railway tickets. **Mode of Disbursement:** Payment will be made directly into the bank account of the beneficiary.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Offline application — step 1
The applicant shall contact the concerned Antodaya Bhawan for registration, along with the required documents and intimation of the expected date of journey for this purpose.
Step 2: Offline application — step 2
Notes:
Step 3: Offline application — step 3
The number of persons are fixed for registration, i.e. 100 per constituency. Registration will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. Reimbursement will be made after journey on the submission of railway tickets. The budget will be allotted to the District Welfare officers for this purpose.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
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