Ayodhya in free tirth yatra scheme for elderly

pOn Wednesday The Delhi government approved the inclusion of Ayodhya in its free pilgrimage scheme Tirth Yatra Yojana for the senior citizens CM Arvind Kejriwal said in a press conferenceppThe Delhi CM offered prayers at the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya and said Now Ayodhya has also been included in Delhi Govts Tirth Yatra Yojana to be free of cost for the aged people They can also bring a memberkin alongppKejriwals announcement comes ahead of thenbspUttar Pradesh Assembly pollsnbspearly next year which his Aam Admi Party AAP plans to contestppThenbspDelhi Governmentnbsphad launched Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana in 2018 in which it offers free travel packages for senior citizens of Delhi The city government bears complete expenditure on a free pilgrimage of senior citizens to places like Jagganath Puri Rameshwaram Shirdi Mathura Haridwar Tirupati among others The scheme offers accommodation meals and insurance for all participating senior citizensppOver 35000 senior citizens have undertaken pilgrimage under the schemeppAs per the scheme the applicant must have completed 60 years of age and should not have ever availed of the scheme in the past The scheme is not for those senior citizens who are employed with central state governments or local autonomous bodiesp