Draft Haj Policy

A member of the Haj policy committee has defended a suggestion to allow women to go on pilgrimage alone without a mehram or someone to escort her, after some people criticised the new draft policy

Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.

A member of the Haj policy committee has defended a suggestion to allow women to go on pilgrimage alone without a mehram or someone to escort her, after some people criticised the new draft policy

Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.