Muslims in Maharashtra to Get Rs 30,000 For Pilgrimage Tour

By Syed Ali Mujtaba, New Age Islam 21 October 2024 Mumbai: Ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra on November 20, the government has announced sops for the Muslim community. They are given Rs 30,000 each person to go on pilgrimage to holy sites announced by the government. The pilgrimage tour is announced under the CM Tirth Darshan Yojana. The state government provides Rs 30,000 per person for the pilgrim to one pilgrimage site for senior citizens aged 60, provided their annual family income is below Rs 2.5 lakh. Muslims can visit all popular dargahs in and around Mumbai under this scheme. These are Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, Haji Malang Dargah in Kalyan, and Diwanshah Dargah in Bhiwandi. According to a Government Resolution (GR) issued on October 15, 2024, the government has included 95 holy places from Maharashtra and 15 places outside Maharashtra in this scheme. The Maharashtra government this year in July had launched this scheme with 66 holy places of various religions, from Maharashtra, along with 73 religious places outside Maharashtra. However, that list excluded the Muslim community’s sites. Now ahead of the polls, the government has added any number of Muslim pilgrimage centres that are within and outside the state. Rais Shaikh, Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Bhiwandi (E), says, “This government's outreach programme aimed to win over significant minority votes will not succeed.” Currently, Maharashtra is under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule. This consists of the BJP, Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde), and Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). -------- Syed Ali Mujtaba is a journalist. Syed Ali Mujtaba is a journalist. URL: https://www.newageislam.com/current-affairs/muslims-maharashtra-rs-30000-pilgrimage-/d/133491 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism