Hyderabad: Withdrawal of the Haj subsidy by the Union government will not affect pilgrims in the state all that much, according to the State Haj Committee officials.
“The previous year, no subsidy was granted to pilgrims embarking from Hyderabad. Pilgrims whose airfare crossed Rs 65,000 were given subsidy last year, said professor S.A. Shukhoor, special officer, Telangana State Haj Committee.
In 2016, pilgrims from TS received a subsidy of Rs 16,000 each. “Since 2012, following the Supreme Court ruling, the government has been reducing the subsidy component, but it has not largely affected pilgrims,” said professor Shukhoor.
This year, about 4,000 pilgrims are going on Haj pilgrimage from Telangana. A total of 7,000 will leave from the Haj embarkation point at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport as pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh and five districts of Karnataka also depart from the Hyderabad embarkation point every year.
All India Sunni Ulema Board chairman and president, Maulana Syed Shah Hameed Hussain Shuttari, said that Muslims who are economically strong and can afford the pilgrimage have been asked to perform it.
17/01/18 Asif Yar Khan/Deccan Chronicle
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“The previous year, no subsidy was granted to pilgrims embarking from Hyderabad. Pilgrims whose airfare crossed Rs 65,000 were given subsidy last year, said professor S.A. Shukhoor, special officer, Telangana State Haj Committee.
In 2016, pilgrims from TS received a subsidy of Rs 16,000 each. “Since 2012, following the Supreme Court ruling, the government has been reducing the subsidy component, but it has not largely affected pilgrims,” said professor Shukhoor.
This year, about 4,000 pilgrims are going on Haj pilgrimage from Telangana. A total of 7,000 will leave from the Haj embarkation point at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport as pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh and five districts of Karnataka also depart from the Hyderabad embarkation point every year.
All India Sunni Ulema Board chairman and president, Maulana Syed Shah Hameed Hussain Shuttari, said that Muslims who are economically strong and can afford the pilgrimage have been asked to perform it.
17/01/18 Asif Yar Khan/Deccan Chronicle
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