Railways has announced to grant 50 per cent concession to the pilgrims attending birthday celebrations of Guru Ravidas at Varanasi.
The decision was taken by the Railways after personal correspondence and a series of meetings by the Union Minister of Food
Processing Industries and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal with the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Thanking the Railway Minister, Harsimrat said that the decision would benefit a
large number of Punjabis who would be attending the birthday celebrations of Guru Ravidass at Varanasi.
As per a letter received from the Chief Commercial Manager (Comml.), Northern Railway, New Delhi, and Central Railway, Mumbai, the Ministry of Railways have agreed to grant 50 per cent concession in basic fares of second or sleeper class to persons with earnings or emoluments of not more than Rs 5,000 per month travelling from Ambala, Jalandhar, Bathinda and Pune to Varanasi and back during January 25, 2017, to February 25, 2017, to attend the birthday celebrations of Guru Ravidas being organised by Shri Guru Ravidas Janam Sthan Public Charitable Trust, Jalandhar.
“The SAD-BJP Government in the State as well as at the Centre is committed for facilitating affordable travel to pilgrims at places of their worship” said Harsimrat.
She added in Punjab, under the able leadership of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, ‘Mukh Mantri Tirath Darshan Yatra Scheme’ has been started under which people from all parts of the state have been undertaking free pilgrimage to Takhat Sri Hazoor Sahib Nanded, Varanasi, and other parts of the country through train as well as buses.