<p>The state government has issued an order according in-principle approval to provide a subsidy of Rs 5,000 to every person undertaking pilgrimage to Kashi.</p>.<p>This was an announcement Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had made in the 2022-23 Budget.</p>.<p>"Under the Kashi Yatre scheme, 30,000 pilgrims will be given the subsidy every year," Muzrai, Haj and Wakf Minister Shashikala Jolle said.</p>.<p>The government will issue a separate notification on how citizens can avail this subsidy.</p>.<p>Also, the government has issued an order giving administrative approval to the construction of a new guest house at Pandharpur in Solapur, Maharashtra. The government will release Rs 7.5 crore for this purpose.</p>.<p>This, too, was announced in the budget. However, the budget promise was to upgrade the guest house. This has been modified to say that a new guest house will be built.</p>.<p>"Thousands of people from Karnataka visit Pandharpur, especially from north Karnataka. The guest house will make it convenient for the devotees," Jolle said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The state government has issued an order according in-principle approval to provide a subsidy of Rs 5,000 to every person undertaking pilgrimage to Kashi.</p>.<p>This was an announcement Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had made in the 2022-23 Budget.</p>.<p>"Under the Kashi Yatre scheme, 30,000 pilgrims will be given the subsidy every year," Muzrai, Haj and Wakf Minister Shashikala Jolle said.</p>.<p>The government will issue a separate notification on how citizens can avail this subsidy.</p>.<p>Also, the government has issued an order giving administrative approval to the construction of a new guest house at Pandharpur in Solapur, Maharashtra. The government will release Rs 7.5 crore for this purpose.</p>.<p>This, too, was announced in the budget. However, the budget promise was to upgrade the guest house. This has been modified to say that a new guest house will be built.</p>.<p>"Thousands of people from Karnataka visit Pandharpur, especially from north Karnataka. The guest house will make it convenient for the devotees," Jolle said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
