TBM Staff - Mumbai Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed for the expansion of the government’s pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens and inclusion of the state’s religious places in it.
The Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana, under which people visit various pilgrimage sites in the country, was started in 2012 by the then BJP government headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
In the last 12 years, nearly eight lakh people from MP have benefited from the scheme, which includes 41 single and 9 pair (two places in one trip) pilgrimage sites of the country, officials told the CM in a meeting.
Yadav said due to the geographical structure of Madhya Pradesh, people are unable to see many pilgrimage sites and remain unaware of the special features of their own state.
The scheme should be expanded for senior citizens to visit famous pilgrimage sites of the country as well as prominent religious places in MP, he said.
The CM directed officials concerned to include the state’s religious places under the scheme. The Religious Trusts and Endowments Department should prepare an action plan after conducting necessary studies, he said.
While the elderly travellers will get an opportunity to visit famous places of their own state, it will also be important from the point of view of MP’s economy, Yadav said.
