RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government has decided to launch the ‘Shri Ramlala Darshan scheme,’ a pilgrimage to the newly built Ram temple in Ayodhya.
In a meeting of the state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai, the decision was made to fulfill one of the poll guarantees given during the last assembly elections. The consecration ceremony of the idol of Ramlala is scheduled for January 22 at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board and the Budget Tourism Department will facilitate the implementation of this scheme.Approximately 20,000 pilgrims will be taken for the Shri Ramlala Darshan annually.
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao stated that eligibility for the pilgrimage will be for Chhattisgarh natives aged 18 to 75 who are found fit in the health examination conducted by the district medical board. The pilgrimage distance is approximately 900 kilometers, and transportation will be facilitated in collaboration with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
IRCTC will ensure safety, health, meals, site visits, local transportation, and escort arrangements for pilgrims during the journey. Beneficiaries will be brought to and taken back from the railway station to their residences by the respective district administration. A committee, under the chairmanship of the collector in each district, will be formed for the implementation of this scheme.
Sao said the cabinet has also decided to appoint prominent lawyer Praful Bharat as the new advocate general of the state.
In a meeting of the state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai, the decision was made to fulfill one of the poll guarantees given during the last assembly elections. The consecration ceremony of the idol of Ramlala is scheduled for January 22 at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board and the Budget Tourism Department will facilitate the implementation of this scheme.Approximately 20,000 pilgrims will be taken for the Shri Ramlala Darshan annually.
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao stated that eligibility for the pilgrimage will be for Chhattisgarh natives aged 18 to 75 who are found fit in the health examination conducted by the district medical board. The pilgrimage distance is approximately 900 kilometers, and transportation will be facilitated in collaboration with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
IRCTC will ensure safety, health, meals, site visits, local transportation, and escort arrangements for pilgrims during the journey. Beneficiaries will be brought to and taken back from the railway station to their residences by the respective district administration. A committee, under the chairmanship of the collector in each district, will be formed for the implementation of this scheme.
Sao said the cabinet has also decided to appoint prominent lawyer Praful Bharat as the new advocate general of the state.
