Gujarat government launches Shravan Teerth Darshan Yojana

Ahmedabad: On the occasion of the 57 th foundation day of Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated Shravan Teerth Darshan Scheme which provides for assistance to senior citizens in pilgrimage to various holy places in the state.

CM Rupani announced the inauguration of the scheme during a function organized in the historic Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area of the city.

The scheme announced in this year’s budget provides for 50% government assistance in the bus fare for pilgrimage to the citizens of over 65 yrs of age. Rupani on the occasion said that the state government would now play the role of obedient son Shravan in helping the senior citizens in going for pilgrimage. He said that government has made a provision of Rs 4 crore for the scheme in this year’s budget. He also elaborated on the government’s scheme to keep the holy places clean round the clock.

Dy CM Nitin Patel on the occasion said that it was first of its kind scheme in the country. He said that after doing the pious work of taking the holy water of river Narmada to various parts of the state, the government was now doing another pious work in the form of the Shravan Teerth Darshan Yojana by helping the elderly people in going for pilgrimage.

Ministers Bhupendrasinh Chudasma, Pradipsinh Jadeja, Shanker Chaudhary, Rajendra Trivedi, Vallabh Kakadia, Nirmalben Wadhvani, Dilip Thakor and Mayor Gautam Shah along with the priests of the temple were also present on the occasion.

Notably, the BJP government in the state is organizing a number of events on the occasion of the foundation day of Gujarat, which came in to existence on May 1, 1960 after bifurcation of the then Bombay province after a long agitation known as Maha Gujarat agitation.

The Chief Minister and other ministers also gave floral tribute to late Indulal Yagnik, one of the main leaders of the Maha Gujarat agitation, by offering flower on his photo. They offered flowers to Sardar Patel also.

Chief Minister Rupani also dedicated the newly build Home Guard building near Lal Darwaza here.

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