[Reader-list] Is Subsidy Islamic or UnIslamic ?

[S.Fatima]

Dear Pawan
It would be good if you could read up a little more
than just one news item. Haj subsidy has been on for
many many decades or centuries. Originally the Mughals
used to send entire ships full of pilgrims on their
expense so that the pilgrims could pray for the king,
and so on. It continued with the British, and even
now. But in the present day scenario, this subsidy is
a bit of a eyewash. 

Facts which the Ministry of External Affairs is
concealing from the public in the name of subsidy are
that the national or international carriers by which
pilgrims are flown to Jeddah from different Indian
cities are chartered ones which the Haj Committee
hires. According to air travel rules, if a person
travels in his individual capacity, he has to pay full
fair but for group travel, fares are considerably
reduced. If the entire plane is hired on charter,
fares are reduced to even less than half. So, who is
giving the subsidy - the GOI or the air carriers.

S.Fatima 

> On 11/3/07, Pawan Durani 
> wrote:
> > GOI to spend 387 Crore Rupees on Haj Subsidy this
> year!
> >
> > Union Cabinet approves continuation of Hajj
> subsidy
> >
> > New Delhi, Nov 2: The Government has decided that
> the number of pilgrims
> > under the Government subsidy scheme during Hajj
> 2007 
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