Jaipur : New applications can be made till September 19 under the Free Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme 2024-25 by the Devasthan Department. This year, 30 thousand elderly people will be taken by train to 15 religious places and six thousand elderly people will be taken to Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu by plane by the department. The application process has started on the department’s website from Wednesday. The special thing is that the elderly will be able to choose the pilgrimage site as per their wish. However, there will be an opportunity to travel to only one of these places. Such elderly people above 60 years of age, who are natives of Rajasthan and are not income tax payers, will be able to apply.
Will include old applications as well
According to the information, out of the applications received in the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme in the year 2022, apart from the passengers who went on the journey in the year 2023-24, the remaining passengers will be eligible for the journey this year. They do not need to apply afresh. Information about the rules has been given on the departmental website and application can be made from the same. Soon the schedule of trains for the journey will also be shared after the completion of the MoU.
The journey started in June last year
According to the information, the pilgrimage started in June last year, but till now the department has sent only one train to Rameshwar. In such a situation, getting the elderly to visit the deity on time will be a challenge.
How to apply
Application can be made on the website https://edevasthan.rajasthan.gov.in/forms/home.aspx. In case of any inconvenience in filling the application, Assistant Commissioner Jaipur First can also be contacted on number 0141-2614404 for more information.
These pilgrimages include
The pilgrimage includes Rameshwaram – Madurai, Jagannathpuri – Tirupati, Dwarkapuri – Somnath, Vaishnodevi – Amritsar, Prayagraj – Varanasi, Mathura – Vrindavan, Sammedshikhar – Pawapuri, Ujjain – Omkareshwar, Gangasagar – Kolkata, Kamakhya – Guwahati, Haridwar – Rishikesh and other pilgrimages. Apart from these, Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Vaidyanath Mahadesh Jyotirling (Jharkhand), Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling (Nashik), Shravanabelagola (Karnataka) have been included. The process of new application has been started. Complete transparency will be maintained in this. The journey will be conducted on time. Old applicants will also get a chance.
