Thiruvananthapuram: Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan told the assembly on Wednesday that the government currently has no plans to scrap the virtual queue system. Sabarimala Shrine Until the dangers posed by covid-19 global pandemic gets reduced.
“Virtual Queue System was introduced in view of” covid-19 emergency. All beliefs have to be protected. There is no doubt about that. But we also need to take steps to maintain the breath of life.
The virtual queue has been introduced to ensure the safety of the pilgrims,” Radhakrishna said when former opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala sought the government’s opinion on the Sabarimala virtual queue.
Replying to the discussion on the Devaswom Recruitment (Amendment) Bill in the House, Radhakrishnan said the pilgrims will understand why the entry to the hill shrine is restricted. COVID-19 Times.
He said the government considered a proposal to introduce a fixed fee for virtual queue registration but later dropped the plan.
“There is a huge mismatch in the number of people registering online Sabarimala darshan And those who go to the temple. Let’s say 10,000 people register for darshan, only 3,000 people travel.
The proposal to levy fee to eliminate these fake registrations was considered,” he said.
Radhakrishnan said that the financial condition of the temples was very bad and the government had to spend Rs 176 crore for the expenditure of the temples during the Covid emergency.
“Once the situation normalises, the government will definitely withdraw the restrictions imposed for temple darshan,” he said.
“Virtual Queue System was introduced in view of” covid-19 emergency. All beliefs have to be protected. There is no doubt about that. But we also need to take steps to maintain the breath of life.
The virtual queue has been introduced to ensure the safety of the pilgrims,” Radhakrishna said when former opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala sought the government’s opinion on the Sabarimala virtual queue.
Replying to the discussion on the Devaswom Recruitment (Amendment) Bill in the House, Radhakrishnan said the pilgrims will understand why the entry to the hill shrine is restricted. COVID-19 Times.
He said the government considered a proposal to introduce a fixed fee for virtual queue registration but later dropped the plan.
“There is a huge mismatch in the number of people registering online Sabarimala darshan And those who go to the temple. Let’s say 10,000 people register for darshan, only 3,000 people travel.
The proposal to levy fee to eliminate these fake registrations was considered,” he said.
Radhakrishnan said that the financial condition of the temples was very bad and the government had to spend Rs 176 crore for the expenditure of the temples during the Covid emergency.
“Once the situation normalises, the government will definitely withdraw the restrictions imposed for temple darshan,” he said.
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