{"id":216196,"date":"2021-11-26T16:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=216196"},"modified":"2021-11-26T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T10:59:38","slug":"free-pilgrimage-scheme-kartarpur-sahib-delhi-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/free-pilgrimage-scheme-kartarpur-sahib-delhi-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi government includes Kartarpur Sahib in CM free pilgrimage scheme, devotees will travel in deluxe buses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Delhi government on Friday decided to include Kartarpur Sahib in CM\u2019s free pilgrimage scheme for the senior citizens of the capital city. Devotes who want to visit the Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan will travel in deluxe buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first batch of Delhi&#8217;s senior citizens who wish to visit Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan will leave in a deluxe bus on January 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on November 24, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had announced a free pilgrimage scheme, under which senior citizens of the capital city will travel Delhi to Ayodhya by train and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will bear all the expenses, including food, accommodation, medical facility, and travel fares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under the CM&#39;s free pilgrimage scheme for the senior citizens of Delhi, the Delhi govt has also decided to include Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. The first batch of devotees will leave on Jan 5, in a deluxe bus from Delhi to Kartarpur: Delhi govt<\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1464163203508629514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first train of Delhi to Ayodhya \u2018Tirth Yatra Yojana\u2019 will leave on December 3, for which devotees will have to register themselves to avail the free passes. The Delhi government had announced a free pilgrimage scheme in 2018, but due to covid spread in the country, it was halted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devotees will get to visit places like  The Delhi government had launched Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana in 2018, under which it bears complete expenditure on a free pilgrimage of senior citizens to places like Jagganath Puri, Rameshwaram, Shirdi, Mathura, Haridwar, Tirupati among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Re<strong>ad Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/delhi-government-resolution-repealing-farm-laws\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/delhi-government-resolution-repealing-farm-laws\/\">Delhi government likely to move resolution on repealing farm laws; demands compensation for farmers\u2019 families who lost their lives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/author\/apnnewsdesk\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior citizens, who want to avail this free scheme, will have to issue certificates from the MLAs of their respective areas. The ministers and chairman of the Tirth Yatra Yojana committee, are also issuing the certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who want to register for this scheme must be citizen of Delhi, while issuing the certificates pilgrims have to bring their Delhi voter identity cards for verification. Facilities like paramedical staff and attendants will be provided during the journey. 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