Advani to launch MP's pilgrimage scheme on Monday

BHOPAL: Former deputy prime minister L K Advani is likely to launch much-touted Mukhymantri Teerth DarshanYojana (MTDY) for old people from Habibganj station here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Around 984 people in the first batch would leave for Rameshwaram.
Under the scheme, 60,000 old people (60 and above), of different religions who are not income tax payers would be taken to pilgrimage this year.MP government and Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) would take care of journey and other needs of the pilgrims like - food, insurance, medical treatment, guide and other facilities,officials said.
Pilgrimswould be taken to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Jagannath Puri, Dwarkapuri, Haridwar,Amarnath, Vaishnodevi, Shirdi, Tirupati, Ajmer Sharif, Kashi(Varanasi), Gaya,Amritsar, Rameshwaram, Sammved-Shikhar, Shravan Belgola and Velangani Church,Nagapattnam (Tamil Nadu) under MTDY.
A totalnumber of 984 senior citizens from western MP including Bhopal Hoshangabad aswell as Rajgarh, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Betul and Harda and others districts would be taken to Rameshwaram, officials said.