INDIA: The government is considering a proposal to adopt and apply some of the features of Malaysia’s Hajj pilgrims fund to support local pilgrims, according to Shri Salman Khurshid, the union cabinet minister of law and justice.
This follows an order by the Supreme Court to abolish an existing subsidy for Hajj pilgrimage within 10 years.
The ministry of external affairs will meet Malaysian experts to discuss the proposal.