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Step-By-Step Registration Procedure for Shri Amarnath Yatra 2016

Step-By-Step Procedure for Registration of Shri Amarnath Yatra 2016 through Designated Branches of Banks

1. The Registration and issue of Yatra Permit (YPs) is done on first-come-first-serve basis.
2. The Registration of Yatris commences from the Designated Bank Branches from Monday the 29^th February, 2016 onwards.
3. One Yatra Permit is valid for Registering only one Yatri.
4. Each Registration Branch has been allotted a fixed per day/ per route quota for Registering the Yatris. The Registration Branch ensures that the number of Yatris registered does not exceed the allotted per day/ per route quota.
5. No one below the age of 13 years or above the age of 75 years and no lady with more than six week’s pregnancy shall be Registered for the Yatra.
6. Every Yatri has to submit Application Form along with Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC) to obtain Yatra Permit for the Yatra. The Formats of the Application Form for Registration and Compulsory Health Certificate are available online by SASB. The List of Authorised Institutions / Doctors for issuing Compulsory Health Certificates (CHC) for Shri Amarnath Yatra 2016 is constantly updated and made available online.
7. The Application Form and CHC may be made available free of cost to the Applicant Yatri by the Registration Branch.
8. To apply for the Yatra Permit, the Applicant-Yatri will submit the following documents to the Registration Officer:
   1. Filled-in prescribed Application Form; and
   2. Prescribed Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC) issued on or after 10^th February 2016 by the Authorized Doctor/ Medical Institution.
   3. Four passport sized photographs ( three for Yatra Permits and one for the Application form).
9. The Registration Officer checks the following:
   1. whether the Application Form has been correctly filled-in and signed by the Applicant-Yatri;
   2. whether the CHC has been issued by the Authorized Doctor/ Medical Institution;
   3. whether the CHC has been issued on or after 10^th Feb 2016.
10. The Registration Official shall issue Yatra Permits bearing BALTAL for Baltal Route and PAHALGAM for the Pahalgam Route. For each day and route, the Registration Officer issues Yatra Permits as per colour coding given below:

    Day	Colour of Yatra Permit for Pahalgam Route	Colour of Yatra Permit for Baltal Route
    Monday	Lavender	Lemon Chiffon
    Tuesday	Pink Lace	Blue
    Wednesday	Beige	Honeydew
    Thursday	Peach	Lavender
    Friday	Lemon Chiffon	Pink Lace
    Saturday	Blue	Beige
    Sunday	Honeydew	Peach

11. The specific day on which a pilgrim is registered to undertake the Yatra (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) is printed on the Yatra Permit. The day printed on the Yatra Permit is the day on which the Yatri will be allowed to cross the Access Control Gates at Baltal and Chandanwari (Pahalgam)..
12. The Bank Branch has to ensure that the date for which the Yatra Permit is issued for crossing the Access Control Gates matches with the day (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) is printed on the Yatra Permit before issuing the Permit to the Yatri.
13. In the Yatra Permit Forms, the Yatra year and date of Yatra is pre-printed. Therefore, it is mandatory for the issuing Bank Branch to stamp / write the Yatra year and date of Shri Amarnath Yatra and paste the date and year with a transparent tape (pasting of transparent tape is important in order to make the date and year of Yatra tamper-proof). However, the stamping of the date, year and Bank branch shall be done only at the time of issuance of the Yatra Permit. In no case, should any Yatra Permit be stamped in advance. This aspect be ensured positively.
14. If the Application Form and CHC are in order, the Registration Officer shall issue a YP to the applicant against a payment of Rs 50/- per Yatra Permit (of the aforesaid amount Rs.35/- will be remitted in SASB’s account and the remaining amount shall be retained by the Bank), after following the steps mentioned in paras 15-17.
15. The Registration Officer shall affix passport size photographs and fill in the Yatra Permit Form on the spot as per the details mentioned in the Application Form and the CHC. The date of the Yatra be also filled in correctly.
16. The Registration Officer shall sign the Yatra Permit and apply the Bank Branch Seal on the Yatra Permit in such a way that the Seal is partly imprinted on the photograph of the applicant-Yatri and partly on the YP. However, the stamping of the date, year and Bank branch shall be done only at the time of issuance of the Yatra Permit. In no case, should any Yatra Permit be stamped in advance. This aspect be ensured positively.
17. Before issuing the Yatra Permit to the applicant-Yatri, the Registration Officer shall record the following particulars:
    1. Date of issue of Yatra Permit.
    2. The Serial Number of Yatra Permit.
    3. Name, address and telephone/ mobile number of the applicant-Yatri.
    4. Name of next-of-kin of applicant-Yatri, to be contacted in case of any emergency.
    5. Route of pilgrimage.
    6. Date of embarking on the Yatra from Baltal/ Pahalgam.
18. The Registering Bank will e-mail by 8 p.m. every day complete information about the Yatra Permits issued during the day, particularly including the details listed in paragraph 17 to SASB on email-id: sasbjk2001@gmail.com.
19. The Nodal Officer/ Nodal Bank Branch will consolidate the total number of Yatra Permits issued (Bank Branch-wise and State- wise) during the day and convey to the SASB the status of the same, date-wise and route-wise, by 8 p.m. every day. This requirement needs to be complied with and e-mailed to SASB without fail every day.
20. Once the Registration process is over, the Registration Branch shall forward to the CEO, SASB, all the Application Forms and CHCs against which YPs have been issued.
21. All the unused (blank) Yatra Permit Forms will be returned by the individual branches to the Nodal Officer by Registered Post once the Registration Process is finally over. The Nodal Officer shall in turn forward the same to CEO, SASB, by hand, by 20^th September 2016.
22. The Registering Branch may register the Yatris after the normal banking hours.

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