People staying in the paying guest (PG) accommodations in Gujarat will now have to register themselves on the ‘Pathik’ application, in a move believed to filter-out the anti-social elements coming into the state.

With its job opportunities in education, service, and IT sectors among others, Gujarat has been a host of choice for aspirants across the country.

For those who are moving to Gujarat, the PG accomodations and Dormitories are the places to stay.

Ahmedabad, the unofficial financial capital of the state, has been at the centre of this influx with around one lakh PG residents in the city out of five lakh paying guests in the state.

With this, students, office goers, and migrants staying in PG will have to register themselves in Pathik (Programme for Analysis of Traveller and Hotel Informatics) Software.

It will help the authorities to keep a record of the paying guests in the city and regulate the security in the city accordingly.

According to police sources, this will help avert any disruptive activities ahead of Rath Yatra celebrations in Ahmedabad.

Notably, Sri Lankan nationals and terrorists were arrested from Ahmedabad airport last month. Amid the risks of such incidents, the authority has taken steps to ensure that these elements do not get easy accommodation in the city.

During the Cricket World Cup Final in Ahmedabad in November 2023, The foreign national and pitch invader Wayne Johnson also stayed in a dormitory in Ahmedabad.

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