Which state in India is the first to send elderly people

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Madhya Pradesh is becoming the first State in India to send elderly people on pilgrimage by air under the Mukhyamantri Teerthdarshan Yojana. The first batch of pilgrims will took off from the Bhopal airport to visit Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana is one of the flagship schemes of the BJP government in the State. The scheme was introduced in the year 2012. So far, more than 7.80 lakh elderly persons have undertaken pilgrimage by special trains. About Madhya Pradesh Capital: Bhopal       Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan    Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel