DW Bureau | Dhuri (Sangrur): Accompanied by his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra’ scheme to facilitate people to pay obeisance at the sacred places across the country. Addressing a gathering after launching the scheme on the auspicious occasion of ‘Parkash Purb’ of Guru Nanak Dev here, Mann said the scheme is in line with the teachings and philosophy of the great Guru who spread the message of universal love and brotherhood. He said a large section of society is not able to visit the sacred places across the country due to one reason or the other, and that is why the state government has started this scheme to facilitate the pilgrims to visit the various holy places. The Chief Minister said 300 pilgrims from Amritsar, 220 from Jalandhar and more than 500 from Dhuri will be travelling to Sri Hazur Sahib at Nanded in Maharashtra on a train. He said over 50,000 pilgrims will be availing this facility over three months, adding that 13,000 of them will travel via 13 trains carrying 1,000 passengers each which will leave every eighth day. The remaining will be travelling via buses, with 10 buses leaving every day, carrying 43 passengers each. He said that a team of Doctors, Volunteers and Officials will be travelling with yatris to take care of any emergency. He said that an advanced team of officials have been sent to take care of all the amenities before the yatris arrive. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that old people above the age of 75 will also be allowed to have young attendants to travel with them. The Chief Minister said that the scheme was earlier started by the Delhi Government led by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said that now the state government has replicated this scheme as per which AC Transport (Bus for close destinations and Train for far destinations) adding that AC Accommodation and Food will be provided to the pilgrims during their visit to the pilgrimage. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that through trains the pilgrims will be able to go to Sri Hazur Sahib and Sri Patna Sahib, Varanasi, Mathura, Ajmer Sharif and others. Similarly, the Chief Minister said that through buses the pilgrims will be able to visit Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Damdama Sahib, Sri Vaishno devi, Mata Chintpurni ji, Mata Naina Devi ji, Mata Jwala ji, Salasar Dham, Khatu Shyam ji and others. He said that the Punjab is a secular state where anything except hatred can germinate adding that this is the land of communal harmony, brotherhood, love and peace. Bhagwant Singh Mann also said that in another path breaking initiative, the state government has also launched the door to door delivery of the food to the people. The Chief Minister said that the state government has given more than 37000 government jobs to the youth completely on the basis of merit. Likewise, he said that investment worth more than Rs 58000 crore has been firmed up in the state adding that it will generate more than 2.98 lakh jobs in private sector. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the jobs are being provided in a transparent manner and that too only on the basis of capability of the youth. The Chief Minister said that 664 Aam Aadmi Clinics are operational in the state and more than 100 are ready for dedicating to the people. He said that the state government is giving free power to majority of households in Punjab adding that several pro-people decisions have been taken in the interests of the common man whether industrialists, traders, farm labourers or others. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that schools of eminence have been set in the state and business blaster scheme is being successfully implemented across the schools in the state. The Chief Minister said that good governing experience of the Delhi government is being successfully replicated in the state as it in the interest of the people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the motive of this to ensure the well being of the people of the state and not of any specific family. He said that people of Punjab are his family members and every action of his government is to ensure the well being of the state and its people. The Chief Minister said that the opposition has no issue to raise against the state and they are misleading the people on various issues. He said that the people should not get swayed away with this misleading propaganda and support the state government in its endeavor to carve out Rangla Punjab. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that people are supreme in any democratic system and the support of general public is imperative for making the state a frontrunner in country. Training his guns at his predecessors, the Chief Minister said that these leaders had built huge palaces by amassing whopping wealth by misusing their official positions. He said that the walls of these palatial palaces were high and the gates usually remained closed for the people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders remained inaccessible to the people due to which they were ousted by the masses./ DW --000000000000d54e10060b259b77 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [tags Big,] DW Bureau | Dhuri (Sangrur): Accompanied by his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra’ scheme to facilitate people to pay obeisance at the sacred places across the country.
Addressing a gathering after launching the scheme on the auspicious occasion of ‘Parkash Purb’ of Guru Nanak Dev here, Mann said the scheme is in line with the teachings and philosophy of the great Guru who spread the message of universal love and brotherhood.
He said a large section of society is not able to visit the sacred places across the country due to one reason or the other, and that is why the state government has started this scheme to facilitate the pilgrims to visit the various holy places.
The Chief Minister said 300 pilgrims from Amritsar, 220 from Jalandhar and more than 500 from Dhuri will be travelling to Sri Hazur Sahib at Nanded in Maharashtra on a train.
He said over 50,000 pilgrims will be availing this facility over three months, adding that 13,000 of them will travel via 13 trains carrying 1,000 passengers each which will leave every eighth day. The remaining will be travelling via buses, with 10 buses leaving every day, carrying 43 passengers each.
He said that a team of Doctors, Volunteers and Officials will be travelling with yatris to take care of any emergency. He said that an advanced team of officials have been sent to take care of all the amenities before the yatris arrive. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that old people above the age of 75 will also be allowed to have young attendants to travel with them. The Chief Minister said that the scheme was earlier started by the Delhi Government led by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said that now the state government has replicated this scheme as per which AC Transport (Bus for close destinations and Train for far destinations) adding that AC Accommodation and Food will be provided to the pilgrims during their visit to the pilgrimage. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that through trains the pilgrims will be able to go to Sri Hazur Sahib and Sri Patna Sahib, Varanasi, Mathura, Ajmer Sharif and others.
Similarly, the Chief Minister said that through buses the pilgrims will be able to visit Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Damdama Sahib, Sri Vaishno devi, Mata Chintpurni ji, Mata Naina Devi ji, Mata Jwala ji, Salasar Dham, Khatu Shyam ji and others. He said that the Punjab is a secular state where anything except hatred can germinate adding that this is the land of communal harmony, brotherhood, love and peace. Bhagwant Singh Mann also said that in another path breaking initiative, the state government has also launched the door to door delivery of the food to the people.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has given more than 37000 government jobs to the youth completely on the basis of merit. Likewise, he said that investment worth more than Rs 58000 crore has been firmed up in the state adding that it will generate more than 2.98 lakh jobs in private sector. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the jobs are being provided in a transparent manner and that too only on the basis of capability of the youth.
The Chief Minister said that 664 Aam Aadmi Clinics are operational in the state and more than 100 are ready for dedicating to the people. He said that the state government is giving free power to majority of households in Punjab adding that several pro-people decisions have been taken in the interests of the common man whether industrialists, traders, farm labourers or others. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that schools of eminence have been set in the state and business blaster scheme is being successfully implemented across the schools in the state.
The Chief Minister said that good governing experience of the Delhi government is being successfully replicated in the state as it in the interest of the people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the motive of this to ensure the well being of the people of the state and not of any specific family. He said that people of Punjab are his family members and every action of his government is to ensure the well being of the state and its people.
The Chief Minister said that the opposition has no issue to raise against the state and they are misleading the people on various issues. He said that the people should not get swayed away with this misleading propaganda and support the state government in its endeavor to carve out Rangla Punjab. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that people are supreme in any democratic system and the support of general public is imperative for making the state a frontrunner in country.
Training his guns at his predecessors, the Chief Minister said that these leaders had built huge palaces by amassing whopping wealth by misusing their official positions. He said that the walls of these palatial palaces were high and the gates usually remained closed for the people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders remained inaccessible to the people due to which they were ousted by the masses./ DW
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