The Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee will start the process of online application for Haj this week. Haj Committee Chairman Mohsin Raza MLC gave this information. He told that the new Haj policy to be issued from the center was awaited, which has now been issued. After a long time, this time pilgrims from Varanasi will also be able to go on Haj.
He told that this time online application for Haj will be free of cost. Earlier the application fee was Rs 400 per pilgrim. Apart from this, the expenditure on Haj pilgrimage will also come down. The cost of Haj pilgrimage will be reduced by about 50 to 60 thousand.
Women above 45 years of age can also now apply for Haj independently and perform Haj. Earlier, Haj pilgrimage could not be done without Mahram.
Money for bag, suitcase, umbrella, bed sheet will not be deposited. Haji will buy the same at his level. Preference will be given to the elderly, differently-abled and women. Out of 1.75 lakh, 80 percent Hajis will go through the Haj Committee while 20 percent will go through private tour operators.
Appreciating the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Smriti Irani for the new Haj policy, Mohsin Raza expressed his gratitude to both of them.