Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that GST on Haj has been reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent and this will significantly lower the air fare thus saving Haj pilgrims'  113 crore rupees this year. <br />''<br />''He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a new conference hall and passport section at the Haj House in Mumbai. <br />''<br />''Mr. Naqvi said this for  the first time since the independence that 2,340 women from India will go on 2019 Haj without Mehram.<br />''<br />