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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which committee was constituted for the matter of how to improve the Haj Policy of India and also deal with the issue of reducing and abolishing the subsidy to the pilgrims.
A
SS Parkar Committee
B
Qaiser Shamim Committee
C
Afzal Amanullah Committee
D
Michael Mascarenhas Committee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Accordingly, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India had constituted Haj Policy Review Committee (HPRC) of eminent people and senior officials which reviewed the existing Haj Policy of the Government for 2013-17 and suggested framework for new Haj policy 2018-22.

Detailed explanation-2: -Expanded Haj subsidy started in 1954, as an idea initiated by the then government, with flights between Mumbai and Jeddah. Additional flight legs were added over the years, and since 1984, all Haj traffic has been shared by Air India and Saudia, the national carriers of India and Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Haj Committee of India is a statutory body under the Ministry of Minority Affairs. It is set up under the provisions of Haj Committee Act, 2002. It is a body corporate having perpetual succession.

Detailed explanation-4: -Baitul Hujjaj (Haj House), 7-A, M.R.A.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hussaini Bhai Abdulla Lalji, Esq., M.L.C.

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