Medical Tests - KMY

An applicant should not suffer from medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, epilepsy, etc. The selected applicant is required to undergo and qualify comprehensive medical examinations conducted by the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute (DHLI) and the ITBP Base Hospital in New Delhi.

Medical Tests in Delhi: Selected Yatris are required to assemble in New Delhi 3-4 days in advance of the Yatra to undergo thorough medical tests at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute and the ITBP Base Hospital. Parameters of medical tests are decided by the ITBP Base Hospital, keeping the requirements of the Yatra in mind. Only those applicants who pass these tests are allowed to proceed on the Yatra.

Additional Medical Test at Gunji: Reactions to altitude trekking – An additional medical test to ascertain reactions to altitude trekking will be conducted by ITBP at Gunji after about 5 days of the Yatra at a height of around 3500 metres. A Yatri who is found medically unfit here will not be permitted to continue the Yatra and will forfeit all charges levied earlier by Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited (KMVN) and others.

Competent Medical Authority: ITBP and DHLI – The findings and the recommendations of the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute and the ITBP medical personnel both in Delhi and Gunji will be final and binding. No other medical certificates or test reports are accepted to qualify for the Yatra proper. 

Medical Tests Conducted by GHLI and ITBP

1.                 Hb.

2.     TLC

3.     DLC

4.     BLOOD SUGAR (F & PP)

5.     BLOOD UREA

6.     CREATININE

7.     SERUM BILURUBIN, SGOT, SGPT

8.     BLOOD GROUP WITH Rh typing

9.     LIPID PROFILE

10.         URINE RE

11.         CHEST X-RAY

12.         TMT

13.         E.C.G.

14.         PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST ( PFT )

15.         HbA1c

16.         STRESS-ECHO-TEST (if recommended by doctor).

Body Mass Index: A person’s fitness for the Yatra depends on many factors of his/her health. An otherwise fit person should try to lower the BMI level to 27 or less to add to his/her fitness.