Question : URS CAMPS



(a) whether the Union Government has made arrangements like Urs camps in each State for the 799th annual Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif this year;

(b) if so, the details thereof from each State including Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the amount allocated and spent for this purpose this year, State-wise; and

(d) the demands pending with the Ministry from each State in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)

(a) & (b) No, Madam. The Union Government has not made any arrangements like Urs camps in any State including Andhra Pradesh and this includes the 799th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer Sharif which was held in June, 2011.

(c)&(d) The Ministry of Minority Affairs does not allocate any fund for this purpose and no demands for arranging Urs camps are pending with this Ministry.