Pl read this innovative way of Rajasthan govt in encouraging senior citizens.
hats off to cm gehlot
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JAIPUR, JUNE 12:
Rajasthan government today signed MoU with the Indian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd for a scheme which will see it
bear all the expenses for senior citizens to go on select pilgrimages.
Eleven pilgrimage centres have been selected in the first phase of the
scheme which is open to 25,000 applicants.
Applicants have to fill up a form available at all divisional
headquarters in the state with the last date for submission of the
same being July 1.
In case the number of applicants exceeds 25,000, a lottery would be
done to identify the final beneficiaries, officials said.
The duration of the trip is from five to eight days and selected
persons can visit any one pilgrimage centre out of those designated as
part of the scheme.
"Special trains will be available at each divisional headquarters to
ferry 1,000 people at a time. Medical services along with one
attendant will be there in each coach," an IRCTC official said after
the signing of the MoU.
Arrangements for meals, accommodation and road travel would be made by
the IRCTC for those availing the scheme.
People above 65 years of age will be allowed to take an attendant with
them while the state government will provide an attendant for every
group of 25 people.
The scheme had been announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the
2013-14 budget.
Puri, Gaya, Rameswaram, Vaishno Devi, Tirupati, Varanasi, Amritsar,
Dwarkapuri, Bihar Sharif, Shirdi are among the pilgrim destinations
covered under the scheme.
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