Nearly 150 differently-abled beneficiaries of Durg district will get the opportunity to go on pilgrimage to Shirdi, Shanisig-napur and Trayambakeshwar, Mathura and Vrindavan on September 26 and October 25 under ‘Mukhyam-antri Teerth Yatra Yojana’ this year.
The Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department Durg has issued letter in this context to Commissioners of Municipal Corporation Durg and Bhilai, Municipal Council Officers, Nagar Panchayat Officers and CEOs of Janpad Panchayat Durg, Dhamdha and Paatan.According to the information received from District Social Welfare Office, Durg, 78 disabled persons of the district would be taken on pilgrimage to Shirdi, Shanisignapur and Trayambak-eshwar on September 26, and on October 25, they would be taken to Mathura and Vrindavan.
For the tour scheduled on September 26, applications from Municipal Corporation Durg and Bhilai, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Janpad Panchayats would be collected till September 15. These applications would be forwarded to District Office Durg on September 17.likewise, for the tour scheduled on October 25, the application would be collected till October 13.
As per the eligibility criteria defined under the scheme, speech-hearing impaired, visually impaired and bone interrupted people are eligible for the pilgrimage tour. Under this scheme, disabled people of more than 18 years of age, with 40 per cent or above disability are eligible. Income-taxpayers are not eligible for the scheme.