# Government subsidy provided for Jerusalem holy pilgrimage

- ID: P02-C-05#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p02-c-05-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p02-c-05-2)
- Pillar: 2. Dignified Life and Social Security
- Section: C. Minority Welfare
- Manifesto page: 20
- Stage: First steps (Work started, a pilot, or a small start)
- Last recorded: 25 Sep 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The subsidy for Christians undertaking the Jerusalem holy pilgrimage will be provided.

## Where it stands

First steps taken on 25 Sep 2026.

The government is offering a Jerusalem pilgrimage subsidy of Rs 37,000 for 550 pilgrims and Rs 60,000 for 50 nuns and sisters.

**So far:** Subsidy for 550 Christians and 50 nuns/sisters.

**Not yet seen:** Nothing further noted.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 25 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22610: The Tamil Nadu government invites applications for a Jerusalem pilgrimage subsidy from 550 Christians and 50 nuns/sisters, providing Rs 37,000 per person for pilgrims and Rs 60,000 per person for nuns/sisters. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-PR_No.-742_-Minorities_Welfare_Press_Release-Date_25.09.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.