Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims from India in 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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Mr Naqvi said Saudi Arabia’s decision to increase India’s Haj quota to two lakh had ensured the clearing of waiting lists from all big states.

For the first time since Independence, all applicants from states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar will go for the Haj pilgrimage this year, thanks to the enhanced quota, he added.

Mr Naqvi said making the entire Haj process online has ensured the pilgrimage was not expensive despite withdrawal of subsidies, adding that the process was now “pro pilgrims”.

A total of 14 health centres (11 in Makkah and three in Madina) have been established along with three hospitals in Makkah and one hospital in Madina to ensure proper health facilities for Haj pilgrims, the minister said.

A total of 620 Haj coordinators, assistant Haj officers, Haj assistants, doctors, paramedics etc have been deployed, including a large number of women, informed the minister.

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