Chhattisgarh Government will facilitate the free cost of visits of as many as 14,000 people to various religious places in the country in fourth phase, official said on Thursday.
The people would be facilitated under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Darshan Yojana for 2013-14. In the fourth phase, the Government will facilitate about 14 journeys. In each journey about 1,000 pilgrims would be covered. The Social Welfare Department has already issued necessary direction to the district collectors of the State about the programmes. More than 62,000 people have already travelled to different religious destinations since January 15, under the scheme.
Under the programme, 566 people from Janjgir–Champa district and 434 people from Korba district will embark on a four-day pilgrimage to Puri and Bhubaneswar in neighbouring Odisha State on January 3. Similarly 687 people from Rajnandgaon district and 313 people from Kabirdham districts will go on a four-day trip to Mathura and Brindavan on January 9.
The Government has also shortlisted pilgrims in other districts of the State as well and fixed the date of their travels. It’s a dream of every senior citizen to go on a pilgrimage and the Government has been facilitating the journey of senior citizen those are 60 years of age and above to visit different religious destinations.