New pilgrim scheme in Rajasthan
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Rajasthan government and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for free pilgrimage for senior citizens in the state.
In the first phase, 11 pilgrimage centres have been selected as a part of the scheme. This scheme is open to 25,000 applicants.
Applicants will have to fill up a form available at all divisional headquarters in the state with the last date for submission of the same being 1 July.
“Special trains will be available at each divisional headquarters to ferry 1,000 people at a time. Medical services along with one attendant will be there in each coach,” an IRCTC official said.
Puri, Gaya, Rameswaram, Vaishno Devi, Tirupati, Varanasi, Amritsar, Dwarkapuri, Bihar Sharif are among the pilgrim destinations covered under the scheme.
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