Bhubaneswar : The state government has implemented the Senior Citizen Pilgrim Scheme since 2016 for the senior citizens of the state to visit various pilgrimage sites of the country. Senior citizens can apply online at yatra.odisha.gov.in within 10 days from today to go on pilgrimage this year.
Alternatively, senior citizens can submit the required application form in person at the District Collector’s office or by post. The age of the person wishing to go on pilgrimage must be more than 60 years and less than 75 years. The person must be a resident of Odisha. This year, the state government has arranged 9 trains from different parts of the state to take the senior citizens on pilgrimage.
It is worth noting that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday launched the train leaving Berhampur for the pilgrimage of senior citizens under the “Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana, Odisha”. The train was traveling towards Kanyakumari-Trivandrum carrying 970 senior citizens.