Haj pilgrims to pay Rs 10K more due to high ATF prices; govt says protected them from larger burdenHaj airfare sees a Rs 10,000 increase per pilgrim for Haj 2026. This rise stems from a sharp global surge in Aviation Turbine Fuel prices. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Haj quota of India fixed by Saudi Arabia at 1,75,025 pilgrims: Govt in Rajya SabhaSaudi Arabia allocated 175,025 pilgrims for India's 2025 Haj pilgrimage. The quota is split 70:30 between the Haj Committee of India and pr...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
Haj Committee now under Minority Affairs MinistryThe government has designated the Ministry of Minority Affairs as the nodal ministry for the Haj Committee, taking over from the Ministry o...
06 Jul, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Haj forms to be made available for free; 25 embarkation points this year: Minority Affairs MinistryHaj package costs have been reduced by approximately Rs 50,000 as the money that was deposited with the Haj Committee for foreign exchange ...
06 Feb, 2023, 07.50 PM IST
India's Haj quota for 2023 fixed at 1,75,025: Government"The issue was addressed under the Annual Bilateral Agreement with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Haj 2023 and inspite of challenges of ...
02 Feb, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
All applications for Haj 2021 cancelled: Haj Committee of IndiaIn a circular, the committee said that the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has issued a statement informing that due to...
15 Jun, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee MemberThe state Haj committee has received 1,100 applications since November 10 from people living in different districts of the state expressing...
18 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Muslims from India undertaking Haj this year seems unlikely: SourcesA circular issued by the Haj Committee of India on Friday said only a few weeks are left for the preparatory work in India for Haj 2020, ye...
06 Jun, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Supreme Court asks Centre to apprise it about Haj quota seats, their availabilityThe Supreme Court has asked additional solicitor general Pinky Anand to file an affidavit giving details of the total Haj quota seats and t...
19 Feb, 2018, 06.53 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on Kerala Haj panel's plea alleging discriminationThe Kerala Haj Committee said that the Central government distributes quota on the basis of the Muslim population in each state.
05 Jan, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
Haj subsidy to be abolished gradually: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe minority affairs minister said the committee also suggested that the money spent on the Haj subsidy be used for the educational empower...
07 Oct, 2017, 10.47 PM IST
Centre encouraging online applications for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAltogether 99,903 people went to Saudi Arabia for Haj from 21 embarkation points across India through Haj Committee of India this year, he ...
25 Oct, 2016, 01.00 AM IST
Haj pilgrimage out of External Affairs Ministry's domainThe management of Haj pilgrimage, including administration of the Haj Committee Act, 1959 and the rules made thereunder will be under the M...
06 Oct, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
21 embarkation points for Haj flights: Haj CommitteeNearly one lakh people are expected to perform the annual Haj Pilgrimage from India this year, including 6684 from Jammu and Kashmir.
07 Aug, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
- Centre grants 1,699 additional seats for Haj-2013: Peerzada
Centre has granted 1,699 seats from Haj Committee of India (HCI) to Jammu and Kashmir, raising the total seats to 8,819 for Haj-2013.
11 May, 2013, 09.52 PM IST
- Sanawwar Patel elected new chief of Madhya Pradesh Haj Committee
Sanawwar Patel of Ujjain has been unanimously elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Haj Committee for a tenure of three years.
06 Jul, 2011, 12.31 PM IST
- Only passport holders can apply for Haj this year
The Haj Committee of India has decided that only passport holders will be asked to apply for Haj 2011, a member of the panel said on Wednes...
09 Feb, 2011, 06.07 PM IST