How state govts sponsor pilgrims to Haridwar, Ajmer or Jerusalem
(WorldNews India)

Ensure Haj subsidy funds are used for minority development, Ahmed Patel writes to NaqviBJP suppressing Muslims, says SP leader Ram Govind ChaudharyScrapping of Haj subsidy arbitrary, motivated: CPI(M) A number of states subsidise pilgrimages to sites of various religions, with many also providing free travel and other facilities to their senior citizens. At a time when the Centre has stopped subsidising Haj from this year, a look at pilgrimage subsidies run by various state governments: Madhya Pradesh: Early scheme In 2012, MP introduced the Mukhya Mantri Teertha Darshan Yojana, among the first of its kind. The first lot travelled to Rameshwaram that September. Meant for senior MP citizens...