Surat: People below 13 years and above 75 years will not get certificate for Amarnath Yatra

Barfani Baba Amarnath Yatra is going to start from 30th June. Where fitness certificate has been made mandatory for pilgrims going on Amarnath pilgrimage. The process of issuing fitness certificate required for going on Amarnath Yatra will be started from Monday at Surat Navi Civil. In which medical fitness certificate will not be given to persons below 13 years and above 75 years of age and pregnant women and persons undergoing bypass surgery or having stents.

Fitness certificate started in civil for Amarnath Darshan

Thousands of devotees visit Amarnath Dada every year when the darshan of Barfani Baba of Amarnath begins on June 30. Due to being at a high altitude amidst the snow, necessary guidelines have been given by the government. Under which the government has made it mandatory for the pilgrims going on Amarnath Yatra to take medical fitness certificate from the government hospital. Then the devotees going on Amarnath Yatra from Surat city and district are required to take fitness certificate from Civil Hospital. Due to which fitness certificates will be started from Monday, April 17, at Surat’s Civil Hospital to pilgrims desirous of Amarnath Yatra.

Thousands of devotees go for darshan from Surat

Every year thousands of pilgrims from Surat city and surrounding areas visit Amarnath. Last year more than 3000 pilgrims came to Surat New Civil Hospital for medical fitness certificate, this year special arrangement has been made by civil hospital for fitness certificate of pilgrims. Superintendent Dr. Ganesh Govekar said that from Monday, April 17, fitness certificates will be issued at the old trauma center.

Special arrangements were made to ensure that the devotees do not face any problem.

It was further said that arrangements have been made for case windows, lab rooms, ECG and medical examination under one roof, so that the devotees do not face any problem. Fitness certificate will be issued from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 noon. No fee will be charged. For this, Amarnath Yatris have to bring in person 4 passport size photographs, ID proof (one out of Aadhaar card, PAN card, voting card, driving license) in original and Xerox copy and mandatory health certificate form (two copies) .

Fitness certificate will be given as per the guidelines of the government

According to the guidelines of the government, fitness certificates will be given to the devotees. According to which people below 13 years and above 70 years of age as well as pregnant women, people undergoing bypass surgery and stents will not be considered as claimants for Amarnath Yatra Fitness Certificate.