Haj subsidy
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title:
Haj subsidy
text:
The Haj subsidy was a subsidy based on religion that was given to Hajj pilgrims by the Government of India in the form of discounted air fare so that a pilgrim can fly to Mecca for Hajj. The policy had always been controversial until it was abolished under the ruling of the Indian judicial organs. In the Post-colonial era, the INC-led Government of India enacted the program in 1959 with the Hajj Act. The subsidy initially applied to Indian Muslim pilgrims traveling for religious reasons to Saudi
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Subsidy given to Hajj pilgrims by Govt of India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haj_subsidy
date created:
2006-05-28T12:44:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T19:33:16Z
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