1,75,025 pilgrims from India finalised for Hajj 2024; 1,40,020 seats being reserved for pilgrims to proceed through Hajj Committee of India & 35,005 pilgrims to proceed through Hajj Group Operators
Srinagar: India and Saudi Arabia have formalized the Bilateral Hajj Agreement for the year 2024, as per which 1,75,025 pilgrims from India have been finalised for the year’s annual pilgrimage.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Zubin Irani accompanied by V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs signed the Bilateral Hajj Agreement 2024 with Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) today at Jeddah, PIB reported.
It said a total quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India has been finalised for Hajj 2024 with 1,40,020 seats being reserved for pilgrims to proceed through Hajj Committee of India which will greatly benefit the common first-time pilgrims intending to undertake the pilgrimage in 2024 whereas 35,005 pilgrims would be permitted to proceed through Hajj Group Operators.
During the meeting with the Minister of Hajj and Umrah, KSA, the digital initiatives of the Government of India in facilitating and promoting ease and convenience for the Indian Hajj pilgrims by providing last mile information to the pilgrims were greatly appreciated by the KSA side and KSA offered to extend all possible help in this regard.
The initiative of the Government of India towards encouraging participation under the Ladies without Mehram (LWM) category was discussed, deeply appreciated and lauded, the PIB report said.
It said subsequent to the signing of the Bilateral Hajj Agreement and the meeting Indian ministers visited the Hajj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, to oversee the arrangements for Hajj pilgrims and explore ways to facilitate better logistics and monitoring mechanism for the convenience of the Indian pilgrims.
