Summary:
Bhopal, Apr 17 (PTI) The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is relaunching a special pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens, which was discontinued after the BJP"s defeat in the 2018 polls and the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special train leaving for Varanasi on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will flag off the special train at the Rani Kamalapati railway station here.
He reviewed the preparations for the Maukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana on Saturday.
The train with 974 pilgrims from seven districts under the Bhopal and Sagar divisions will leave for Varanasi from the Rani Kamalapati railway station on Tuesday, officials said in a meeting chaired by the chief minister.
Chouhan said that the train will reach Varanasi on April 20 morning.
The return journey is scheduled for April 22.