New Delhi: Over 2 crores of demonetised notes have been offered at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu ever since they were declared illegal tender in November 2016.
Between November 9, 2016, and December 9, 2016, pilgrims offered Rs 1.90 crores of banned notes. The amount, however, reduced in the subsequent months and Rs 40 lakh in banned notes was offered at the shrine in the later year.
“There is no dip in the offerings. Rather the trend is encouraging but yes some devotees still offer demonetised currency. This figure of such demonetised currency has reached Rs 40 lakh,” Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s (SMVDSB’s) chief executive officer Simrandeep Singh was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.
He said that the RBI has refused to accept these currency notes as they are no more relevant. For the shrine board, it is trash and they are mulling to dispose it off in an “appropriate manner”.
The board maintains that demonetisation had no impact on offerings at the cave. At the time of demonetisation, the shrine board had installed swipe machines to facilitate cashless transactions.
Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is the second richest in India after Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.
In 2018, devotees offered Rs 164 crore at the shrine, out of which 1 crore was donated on around New Year.
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