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Govt To Utilise Haj Subsidy Funds For Minorities Welfare

Jan. 16 Religion, Social Cause Comments

[New Delhi] Govt To Utilise Haj Subsidy Funds For Minorities Welfare
Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today That There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year,
Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India.
Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle agreed to allow Haj journey from India by ships and officials of the two countries will sit together to finalise the modalities.
Naqvi said “This is part of our policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement,”
Earlier this year, Naqvi had said that the Centre would abolish the subsidy for Haj pilgrims in accordance with a Supreme Court order.
“A constitutional bench of the Supreme Court had, during the Congress regime in 2012, directed that the Haj subsidy be done away with. Hence, in the new policy, as per the recommendations of a committee, we have decided to do away with the Haj subsidy gradually,”

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