Women going on Hajj without guardian exempt from lucky draw
Women going to Hajj without mahram (male guardian) are exempted from the lucky draw system through which names of people going for the pilgrimage are finalised, the government has said. It recently modified its Hajj policy, allowing women to travel without a mahram, which was banned earlier. PM Narendra Modi said 1,300 women applied to go for Hajj without mahram.