The Punjab government takes care of every kind of facility in this yatra. Arrangements from bus to train have been made to make people visit religious places. For places which are nearby, devotees are sent by buses. If the religious places are far away, then complete arrangements are made for them in the train.
The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab is taking care of every section. In this series, ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra’ scheme is being run for the elderly in the state, so that the elderly can get the facility to visit the religious place of their choice. The elderly have a great desire to go on pilgrimage but due to lack of resources they are not able to fulfill their wish. The Bhagwant Mann government has taken up the task of fulfilling their dreams. While the wishes of the elderly are being fulfilled in this yatra, they are also giving blessings to the government for this.
Every need is taken care of
The Punjab government takes care of every kind of facility in this yatra. Arrangements from bus to train have been made to make people visit religious places. For places which are nearby, devotees are sent by buses. If the religious places are far away, then complete arrangements are made for them in trains. During the journey, it is taken care that the elderly do not face any problem. In this journey, a team of volunteers, doctors and officials is also sent along with the devotees, who take care of their every need.
Seeds of hatred cannot be sown in Punjab
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, excited by this scheme, said that the government is feeling proud in providing pilgrimage to the elderly. Devotees will visit Sri Hazur Sahib and Sri Patna Sahib, Varanasi, Mathura, Ajmer Sharif and other places by trains. He said that devotees are being provided darshan of Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Damdama Sahib, Sri Vaishno Devi, Mata Chintpurni Ji, Mata Naina Devi Ji, Mata Jwala Ji, Salasar Dham, Khatu Shyam Ji and other places by buses. He said that seeds of hatred cannot be sown in Punjab. This is a land of brotherhood, love and peace.
Satvir of Ludhiana has visited the religious place under the Chief Minister’s Tirtha Yojana. He considers himself fortunate to have visited Sri Hazur Sahib for the first time. He told that during the journey, he got food, local travel, welcome kit and accommodation facilities absolutely free.
Visit to different religious places Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Sri Damdama Sahib Talwandi Sabo, Mata Vaishnu Devi, Mata Jwalaji, Mata Chintpurni Ji, Mata Naina Devi Ji, Sri Khatu Shyam Ji and Salasar Balaji Dham Ji is done through AC buses. AC accommodation and food will be provided during the journey to these places.
It is seen that the elderly have a question in their mind that how to go on pilgrimage alone, so for this Bhagwant Mann government has given special facility. In this journey, the elderly above 75 years of age can take a young person with them, who will take care of them. For this reason, the elderly are now excited about this journey. The reason for their enthusiasm is that on this pretext, not only someone comes along to take care of them, but he also gets to visit the religious place.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the real purpose of this yatra is to keep the devotees going on the yatra or returning after the yatra happy. When a 75-year-old elderly person enthusiastically goes to visit a religious place with another person, then he has the confidence in his mind that his government is standing with him. It is also a matter of his self-respect because he is not a burden on anyone.
It is quite easy to apply in the Chief Minister’s Teerth Yojana of the Punjab Government. To avail the benefits of this yatra, one has to apply first. Application for the Chief Minister’s Teerth Yatra can be made both online and offline. Chief Minister Bhagwan Singh Mann has also removed the hurdles in applying for people wishing to go on pilgrimage. Only a one-page general form has to be filled. In this, very general information related to the traveler such as Aadhar card, voter card, ID card number, mobile number, address etc. has to be filled.
