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==Donations received, 2000-2020==
[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2021%2F03%2F23&entity=Ar01410&sk=218C1C4D&mode=text  Prashant Jha, March 23, 2021: ''The Times of India'']

The Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu received over 1,800kg gold and over 4,700kg silver besides Rs 2,000 crore cash in the past 20 years (2000-2020) as donation. The information was revealed in an RTI reply filed by Kumaon-based activist Hemant Gauniya.

Speaking to TOI, Gauniya said that he had filed the RTI query before the office of the Lieutenant Governor which was later transferred to the chief executive officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Katra.

“I wanted to know how much donation the temple has received over the years. Even though lakhs of pilgrims visit the temple every year, I did not expect the cash amount as well as gold and silver donations to be this high,” Gauniya said.
Meanwhile, the RTI reply has also revealed the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the pilgrim footfall at the shrine. According to the data given by the Shrine Board, the number of pilgrims at the temple has been increasing over the years. While around 50 lakh people visited it in 2000, the number rose to around 80 lakh in both 2018 and 2019. However, in 2020 only around 17 lakh people visited the temple — which w