The  Jammu  and  Kashmir  circle  of Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  made  special arrangement    to   provide   smooth   connectivity   for   communication    requirements    of   yatris undertaking  the  pilgrimage  to  holy Amarnath  cave  shrine  in south  Kashmir  Himalayas,  from 01.07.2019 to 15.08.2019.

Since  prepaid  connections  of other states are not allowed to work  in J&K, special  pre-loaded Yatra  SIMs  are being provided  by BSNL with the approval  of Ministry  of Home Affairs  /DOT. The cost of  the Yatra SIMs is Rs.230/-(including the cost of STV and Plan Voucher) with 20,000 sec free talk time and 1.5 GB free data usage and validity of ten days. Since large number of pilgrims is expected, voice and SMS have given priority over data.

For obtaining the BSNL pre-loaded Yatra SIM card, valid documents  such as Proof of Address, Proof of Identity and applicant's  photograph  are required to be submitted  by the Yatries  along with a photo copy of counter foil of Registration Slip issued by SASB which shall be considered as local reference.

The  BSNL  pre-loaded   Yatra   SIM  cards  are  available  for  the  Yatries   at  tourist   reception centre  Lakhanpur  Base  Camp,  Bagwati  Nagar Jammu  Base Camp,  Main  Exchange  Building CSC  Kachi Chawni  Jammu,  Main Exchange Building, CSC, Trikuta  Nagar,  Near RBI building, Jammu,   Base  Camps  at  Baltal  and  Pahalgam,  Tourist  Reception  Centre,  Nowgam,  Near Railway  station,  Srinagar.  Yatries  are requested to purchase the BSNL,  pre-loaded  Yatra SIM cards only at these designated  counters

For detailed information  please visit our website http://www.jandk.bsnl.co.in/Yatra.html

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