The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is rolling out a pilgrimage scheme for elderly people on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary on Monday.
AAP’s Punjab spokesperson Jagtar Singh Sanghera said the scheme would facilitate more than 50,000 elderly people.
The Punjab cabinet gave its nod to the ‘Mukhyamantri Tirath Yatra’ scheme on November 6.
AAP’s Punjab spokesperson Jagtar Singh Sanghera said the scheme, which will be launched on Monday, will facilitate more than 50,000 elderly people.
He said under the scheme, people will be able to visit various religious places, such as Hazur Sahib Nanded, Patna Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and the Naina Devi temple, on trains and buses for free.
The state government has earmarked ₹40 crore for the scheme, Sanghera said.
The Mann government in the state would provide trains and AC buses for travel, three-star rooms for accommodation, medical facilities, all for free to approximately 53,850 devotees for 95 days.
Sanghera said there was also a ministerial committee formed which consisted of ministers Aman Arora, Laljit Singh Bhullar and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal to ensure the smooth execution of this scheme.
He added that now elderly people would be able to visit various religious places in different corners of the country for free.
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