Delhi Chief Minister and the Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the union government has approved the addition of Ayodhya in its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens of New Delhi

Sharing details before media persons, Arvind Kejriwal said that the Delhi government's 'Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana' will be free of cost for the aged people. The pilgrim places that are already included under the scheme are Vaishno Devi, Rameshwaram, Dwarka Puri, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura and Vrindavan. Over 35,000 senior citizens have undertaken pilgrimage under the scheme.   Kejriwal went on to say, "Elderly people can also bring a member/kin along," and the scheme which was stopped for over one year due to Covid-19 will probably be resumed within a month. Under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Tirth Yatra Yojana’, senior citizens are provided travel by AC trains and stay in AC hotels and all the expenses are borne by the Delhi government. Delhi residents above the age of 60 are covered under this scheme.

On Tuesday, Kejriwal prayed at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya and announced that the temple town of Ayodhya will be included in the Delhi government's free pilgrimage scheme. It was fortunate that I got an opportunity to bow before Ram Lalla, and I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to do so. I will use whatever power I have to ensure that more and more people get 'darshan' here," Kejriwal told reporters.

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