Haj Committee clarifies on user charges reimbursement

Hyderabad, Feb 2 : The Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee officials on Sunday clarified that the State Government would reimburse an amount of Rs 955 per pilgrim and not Rs 1910 as reported by a section of media.

The SHC officials said that the Haj pilgrims of 2013 paid an amount of Rs 1910 each towards User Charges of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport during Haj 2013. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy had promised to bear the 50 per cent burden of user charges and also sanctioned Rs 74 lakh towards the same. Therefore, each Haj pilgrim of 2013 will get a reimbursement of Rs 955 and it would be directly deposited in their bank accounts.  INN