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Pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi to get free Rs 5 lakh accident insurance cover

Srinagar, Oct 13 (UNI) Pilgrims undertaking pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (SMVDS) will now get free Rs 5 lakh accidental insurance cover, an official spokesman said here on Saturday evening.
He said the 63rd meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board was held at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Shrine Board.
The Board approved enhancement of Group Accidental Insurance cover for the pilgrims. The accidental cover extended to each pilgrim free of cost shall now be Rs 5 lakh instead of existing Rs 3 lakh for the pilgrims aged 5 years and above and Rs 3 lakh for the pilgrims below 5 years of age up from Rs 1 lakh at present.
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