Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a special Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra train (pilgrimage train for senior citizens) through videoconferencing from State Secretariat here on Monday.
As many as 1, 000 senior citizens boarded the train at Sambalpur railway station for Shirdi, Nasik and Trimbakeshwar.
The Chief Minister wished them a happy and safe journey. He said that the initiative aims at providing affordable, safe and comfortable journey to the senior citizens.
“A total of 5, 933 senior citizens have so far benefit under Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana launched by the state government in 2016,” he added.
The elderly persons expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for organising the special trip for them.
In 2016-17, as many as 2, 931 senior citizens had availed this service and visited places like Rameswaram, Madurai, Allahabad, Varanasi, Rishikesh, Haridwar and many other destinations.
Health minister Pratap Jena, labour minister Sushant Singh and commerce & transport minister Nrusingha Sahu were present at the launch ceremony.
Mumbai: Television actress Hina Khan, who is battling breast cancer, recently met host Salman Khan…
Mumbai: Following reports of his alleged link-up with bassist Mohini Dey, renowned music composer AR…
Mumbai: The love story of actors Tamannaah Bhatia and Vijay Varma has not been clandestine.…
Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has received the report of the Ratna Bhandar’s GPR-GPS…
With his debut novel ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ published recently, Niranjan Nayak, an…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha outplayed Chhattisgarh 4-1 on Saturday to seal a berth in the final round…
Mumbai: The Telangana government’s notice barring him from singing songs promoting alcohol and drugs at…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Odisha Parba 2024’ programme on Sunday…