After flagging off a bus of devotees travelling from Karnal to Ayodhya for Ram Lalla’s darshan under Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the State Government has launched the scheme under which pilgrims will be taken for darshan of Ayodhya, Sri Harmandir Sahib, Sri Darbar Sahib, Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Saheb and Kashi-Vishwanath. The government has started a portal and will provide free travel facility to registered pilgrims through this portal. Around 700 pilgrims have already registered on the portal, he added.

He said,  in addition to this, portals will gradually open for other pilgrimage sites so that those interested in visiting other places in the country can register. Currently, the facility is being provided free of cost for those earning less than Rs 1.80 lakh annually and for people over 60 years of age. However, there are requests from many people to provide some facilities to others as well by charging some amount or fees because group travel has its own joy, and this is being considered, he added.

The devotees will stay overnight in Lucknow, where arrangements for their meals have been made, and then they will visit Ram Temple in Ayodhya. After another overnight stay in Lucknow, the devotees will return to Karnal on March 8. Similarly, buses from different places and trains can also be booked if there is a larger number of devotees.

On this occasion, MP Sanjay Bhatia, MLAs Harvinder Kalyan, Ram Kumar Kashyap, Director General, Information, Public Relations, Language, and Culture Department Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner Anish Yadav and other dignitaries were present.