The office-bearers and members of Bharatiya Janata Party Antyodaya Prakoshta see off the pilgrims who on board special train to Dwarikadheesh pilgrimage at Jabalpur Railway Station. Prakoshta members presented shreefal and garlands to the elderly people and prayed for their safe journey.

State Co-convenor of Antyodaya Prakoshta, Amar Mishra said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has made several schemes for the welfare of people of all sections of the society. Accordingly, he has re-started Mukhya Mantri Teerth Darshan Yojana under which 7 lakh pilgrims have so far took the benefits of the scheme.

He said the State Government, on the direction of the Chief Minister has re-started pilgrimage scheme for people over 60 years of age. Under the scheme, elderly people have been given rail tickets free of cost for the pilgrimage. During the journey they have also been provided with lodging facility, meal, local transport and guard. The State Government bears all the expenses of the journey. Amar Mishra informed, “Under the scheme, a special train carrying 250 pilgrims to Dwarikadheesh left from Jabalpur Railway Station, on Monday night.”

Those present on the occasion were Assistant Collector Srashti Prajapati, Tehsildar Rajesh Singh, Amit Saini, Satpal Singh, Vinod Sondhia, Badal Pille and others.