UP govt to develop Sikh Circuit in UP; museum, research centre to come up

The proposed Sikh museum in Lucknow will be dedicated to the preservation and enrichment of the Sikh culture, heritage and history.

Looking to boost religious tourism, the Yogi Adityanath government has mooted to develop a Sikh Circuit comprising all the religious places associated with Sikhism and Sikh gurus in Uttar Pradesh. Sikh museum and research centres would be set up in Lucknow and Agra cities.

Earlier, the chief minister had directed the state tourism department to work on the concept of the proposed Sikh Circuit.

Taking the agenda forward, state tourism principal secretary Jitendra Kumar recently chaired a meeting with the representatives of different UP-based Sikh religious organisations, including UP Punjab Academy, historians, culture department officials and the directors of state