Overview
- The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced Sunday that the pilgrimage will run from July 3 to August 28 for a total of 57 days.
- Mandatory registration opens April 15 online and at more than 550 designated bank branches across India, including SBI, PNB, ICICI, Yes Bank and Axis Bank.
- Applicants must be 13–70 years old, submit a Compulsory Health Certificate dated on or after April 8, and pay a ₹150 permit fee, with Aadhaar-based eKYC and daily quotas in place; women beyond six weeks of pregnancy will not be cleared to travel.
- The yatra will move on two routes—the 48 km Nunwan–Pahalgam track and the steeper 14 km Baltal path—and RFID cards will be mandatory to pass the Domel or Chandanwari access gates.
- Authorities outlined expanded security deployments, Doppler-radar weather monitoring, temporary hospitals and widened tracks, plus ₹10 lakh accident cover for each registered pilgrim and ₹50,000 compensation for pony deaths, in a season extended by 19 days compared with 2025.