# Pilgrimage arranged for 2.5 lakh senior citizens annually

- ID: P02-D-02#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p02-d-02-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p02-d-02-1)
- Pillar: 2. Dignified Life and Social Security
- Section: D. Senior Citizens Welfare
- Manifesto page: 21
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Arrangements will be made to take 2.5 lakh senior citizens on a pilgrimage to destinations of their choice every year.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.20 crore to sponsor senior citizen pilgrimage trips.

**So far:** Budget allocation of Rs.20 crore for sponsored travel, lodging, and meals.

**Not yet seen:** The target of 2.5 lakh senior citizens is not yet explicitly confirmed in current allocations.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 80: The government will enable senior citizens to visit their chosen holy pilgrimage sites every year with fully sponsored travel, lodging, and meals, funded by an allocation of Rs.20 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=80))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.