Haj Air Fare

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage.

Pilgrims going for the month-long Haj this year will have to shell out Rs 4,000 more for air fare from the existing Rs 12,000.

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage.

Pilgrims going for the month-long Haj this year will have to shell out Rs 4,000 more for air fare from the existing Rs 12,000.