MoS Lekhi sees off women Haj pilgrims

4,314 Indian women are scheduled to perform Haj without male companions this year

The Minority Affairs Ministry has made comprehensive arrangements for the health of the Haj pilgrims with health desks at airports

Each year, Saudi Arabia hosts around 25 lakh to 30 lakh pilgrims from across the globe to visit Mecca and India sends the third largest contingent of pilgrims

`Met women pilgrims going from New Delhi for #Haj2023 without ‘Mehram’ and extended best wishes to them for a successful Haj at the IGI Airport,` Lekhi tweeted

For the present year, a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims has been allotted to India. The first flight for the pilgrimage from India left on May 21.