Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced here today that two lakh elderly people from the state would be taken on pilgrimages annually under a government-run scheme.
"Two lakh elderly people would be taken for pilgrimages annually," Chouhan said at a function organised to mark the fifth anniversary of 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana', a state-sponsored scheme.
Chouhan said pilgrimages are aimed at bringing happiness and spiritual bliss in the lives of elderly people.
"Sacred places are the essence of faiths and visit to them sanctify mind and soul," Chouhan added.
As per the figures with the state government, nearly 5,03,000 elderly people - belonging to different religions were taken for pilgrimage by special trains in the last five years.
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