Ballooning Haj subsidy puts Centre in a fix

A Civil Aviation Ministry affidavit filed in the Supreme Court reveals a government torn between the burden of burgeoning travel subsidy for Haj pilgrims and concern for their welfare. The affidavit was filed after a Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai asked the Ministry, in a September 21, 2012 order, “to indicate measures that would be taken to provide cheaper air travel, either through the national carrier or private airlines to reduce the cost of travel of Haj pilgrims.”

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