New Delhi: India provides subsidy to over a lakh pilgrims who go to Makkah and Madina annually and spends over Rs.600 crore ($120 million) every year on the pilgrimage.
India's Supreme Court has now asked the government to eliminate the Haj subsidy gradually over the next 10 years.
According to information available, the Haj Committee of India (HCI) receives over 300,000 applications every year since 2009. In 2009, the number of applications stood at 3,57,338. In 2010, HCI received 3,00,680 applications and in 2011, it received 3,02,616 applications.
08/05/12 IANS/News Track India
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