Haj Committee of India
Haj Committee of India (also known as Central Haj Committee (CHC)2011 census.[5]
The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the Police Commissioner of
Jawahar Lal Nehru headed Government.[7]
Nizam's Rubath Accommodation
The
Nizam of Hyderabad had bought a big house for Hajj pilgrims from homeland to stay for free during their visit to Mecca for free. The government of Telangana performs a draw contest to choose the lucky winners who get to stay in the Rubath(Free accommodation).[8][9][10]
Originally there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of Mecca.
See also
- Haj subsidyupr 3588-2-0
References
- ^ "Functions of Haj Committee of India". www.hajcommittee.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Haj panel in row over 'arranging' qurbani". The Times of India. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee". The Times of India. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee". Vishwa Gujarat. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Meaning of secularism". The Hindu. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family". hrubath.org.
- ^ "Rubat facility for Haj pilgrims from Telangana State". webindia123. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
