Debabrata Saikia, the leader of the opposition in the Assam legislative assembly, has written to the chief minister of the state regarding the non-availability of flights for Haj pilgrims from.
The Joint State Haj Committee of Assam, Meghalaya, and Nagaland will send as many as 6,302 pilgrims to Mecca in 2023, including 4281 males and 2021 females.
Haj from Northeast set to be the costliest in India
The cost of Haj (pilgrimage to Mecca) from Assam and the other north-eastern States will be the highest in the country from 2021.
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The cost of Haj (pilgrimage to Mecca) from Assam and the other north-eastern States will be the highest in the country from 2021.
According to the recent circular issued by the Haj Committee of India,the approximate cost of Haj from Guwahati (as the embarkation point) will be Rs 3,99,273.40. Before the Centre lifted the Haj subsidy, the pilgrimage cost was between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 2.10 lakh.