Jaipur. Devasthan Minister Smt. Shakuntala Rawat instructed the officials to start the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme from the month of September and start the online application process from the month of June. He said that it should also be ensured that the pilgrims going on pilgrimage do not face any problem.
Mrs. Rawat was addressing a meeting of the concerned officers on Monday with the aim of ensuring proper arrangements for the visit of various pilgrimage places under the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme of the Devasthan Department. He said that under the scheme, 12 religious places of the country would be traveled by rail and by air to Pashupatinath-Kathmandu (Nepal). Smt. Rawat said that for the first time in the pilgrimage, 20 thousand pilgrims will be taken to pilgrimage places across the country. Out of these, 18 thousand passengers will be taken to the pilgrimage site by train and 2 thousand by air. He said that the persons who have completed 60 years of age as on 1st April, 2022 or those born before 1st April 1962 will be able to take advantage of this scheme. He said that it is mandatory for the people going on a journey to have a Jan Aadhar card.
Devasthan Minister said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had increased the budget for this scheme from 13 crores to 30 crores in the budget announcement, while the number of passengers had also been instructed to increase from 10 thousand to 20 thousand. He said that for the elderly above the age of 75 years, an assistant would also be allowed to carry them during the journey. He said that the state government is committed to take all religions along.
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