ONGC, IOC, And Other Oil Sector PSUs Commit Rs 100 Crore For Badrinath Dham
Country’s top oil PSUs - IOC, ONGC, GAIL, BPCL, and HPCL have decided to commit Rs 100 crore for the redevelopment of Badrinath Dham. Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the shrine is not only a center of faith for crores of Hindus across the world it is also a major center of India's pilgrimage economy. He added that it has a great potential to facilitate regional economic development.Â
The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between oil and gas PSUs - IOC, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, and GAIL and Shri Badrinath Utthan Charitable Trust for construction and redevelopment of Shri Badrinath Dham as a Spiritual Smart hill Town.