Government reduces Haj package cost by around Rs 50,000

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Tripti Nath | Date 07-02-2023
Pilgrims at Mecca
Pilgrims at Mecca

 

 

New Delhi

In a good news for Haj pilgrims, the government has said that Haj package costs have been reduced by around 50 thousand rupees under the new Haj Policy.

Sources said that this is being done for the first time. The MInistry of Minority Affairs said that this new landmark Haj Policy will bring financial relief to the pilgrims. It said, for the first time, under the new Haj Policy there will also be no application charges for those applying for Haj.

The Ministry said that the new policy will give wide choice of embarkation points for pilgrims. Apart from this, special arrangements will be made for ladies, infants, divyangjan (physicially challenged) and the elderly.