Rajasthan State PCS

• 24 Aug 2024

Tanot Temple Launches Online Pass System

Why in News?

Recently, an online pass system has been introduced to enable domestic tourists to visit the Tanot-Bablian tourism circuit located at the India-Pakistan international border in Jaisalmer district.

Key Points

• The website is developed by the Tanot Mata Trust and is managed by the Border Security Force (BSF).
  • It allows visitors to feel a sense of pride and patriotism while observing the border guarding activities.
  • Interested tourists must complete an online form with detailed information and identification.
• The central government has sanctioned Rs 17.67 crore for the Tanot tourism project at the temple complex.

Tanot Mata Mandir

• Shri Tanot Mata Mandir is an ancient Hindu temple situated in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
• It is dedicated to Tanot Rai, a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Hinglaj Mata.

Border Security Force (BSF)

• The BSF was raised in 1965, after the India-Pakistan war.
• It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
  • Other Central Armed Police Forces are: Assam Rifles (AR), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), National Security Guards (NSG) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
• The 2.65-lakh force is deployed along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders.
  • It is deployed on the Indo-Pakistan International Border, Indo-Bangladesh International Border, and Line of Control (LoC) along with the Indian Army and in Anti-Naxal Operations.
• BSF has been defending Sir Creek in the Arabian Sea and the Sundarbans delta in the Bay of Bengal with its state of the art fleet of Water Crafts.
• It contributes dedicated services to the UN peacekeeping Mission by sending a large contingent of its trained manpower every year.