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[[File: Haj statistics 2015.jpg| Haj statistics 2015: <br/> i) states with the highest number of applicants and states with fewer applications than the quota. <br/> ii) Number of Indian pilgrims, statewise; <br/> iii) Indian lives lost during the Haj. <br/> [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=STATOISTICS-Over-100-Indians-have-died-on-haj-14092016010025 ''The Times of India'']|frame|500px]] | [[File: Haj statistics 2015.jpg| Haj statistics 2015: <br/> i) states with the highest number of applicants and states with fewer applications than the quota. <br/> ii) Number of Indian pilgrims, statewise; <br/> iii) Indian lives lost during the Haj. <br/> [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=STATOISTICS-Over-100-Indians-have-died-on-haj-14092016010025 ''The Times of India'']|frame|500px]] | ||
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Age limit reduced to 2 years
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i) states with the highest number of applicants and states with fewer applications than the quota.
ii) Number of Indian pilgrims, statewise;
iii) Indian lives lost during the Haj.
The Times of India
The Times of India, Jan 17 2016
Priyangi Agarwal
Haj ticket grant age limit cut to 2 years The Central Haj Committee has now reduced the age for child category for Haj from five to two years and hence, kids aged two and above will be required to buy half ticket for the pilgrimage. Besides, children aged less than two years will have to pay 10% of the total amount spent for the journey to Haj and back.
The Bareilly Haj Sewa Samiti has written to UP and Central Haj Committees on Saturday protesting the new guidelines, alleging this was an attempt to stop women from going.
“Purchasing tickets for kids will now become an expensive affair for most Muslim families, since no woman will be ready to go on Haj leaving her kids back in India. As a result, women will now avoid going on the pilgrimage...“ alleged Atta-ur-Rehman, SP MLA from Baheri.
