The objective of this scheme is to provide government assistance for pilgrimage to the senior citizens & Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), who are residents of Chhattisgarh, to visit one or more of the various designated pilgrimage sites outside the state, once in their lifetime.
- Benefit
- - Under the scheme, the state government provides an opportunity for senior citizens (60 years and above) and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to visit one or more designated pilgrimage sites outside the state. - This assistance is available once in their lifetime. > **List of Pilgrimage Sites:** 1. Ujjain, Omkareshwar 1. Puri, Bhubaneswar 1. Haridwar, Rishikesh 1. Mathura, Vrindavan 1. Prayag, Kashi 1. Shirdi, Shani Shingnapur, Trimbakeshwar 1. Vaishno Devi, Jammu 1. Amritsar, Golden Temple 1. Tirupati, Madurai, Rameshwaram 1. Ajmer Sharif, Fatehpur (Dargah of Chishti) 1. Baba Baidyanath Dham 1. Dakshineswar, Kalighat, Gangasagar 1. Dwarka, Somnath, Nageshwar 1. Sammed Shikharji 1. Shravanabelagola 1. Velankanni Church, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) 1. Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Nalanda 1. Kamakhya Temple, Navagraha Temple, Vashishtha Muni Ashram, Umananda Temple, Shivaji Temple, Shankar Dev Kala Kshetra-Guwahati 1. Sabari Mala, Guruvayur, Ettumanoor Temple
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- State — Chhattisgarh
- Ministry / Dept.
- Social Welfare Department
- Benefit type
- other
- Key eligibility
- 1. The applicant should be a native of Chhattisgarh. 1. The applicant should be either a senior citizen or a person with disabilities (including visual impairment, deaf-mute, hearing impairment, or locomotor disabilities). 1. Senior citizens should be 60 years of age or older. 1. Persons with disabi
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