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India’s Haj Quota Raised to 2 lakh from One lakh Seventy Five Thousand

India’s Haj Quota Raised to 2 lakh from One lakh Seventy Five Thousand

  • The Saudi Arabian government has issued a formal order on April 19, 2019 to increase India’s Haj quota by about 25,000, to raise the number of pilgrims from India who can perform Haj to 2 lakh from the current 1.75 lakh.
  • This increase in the quota will enable all the applicants from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Manipur, Lakshadweep, Odisha, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Tripura, to perform Haj without subsidy this year.
  • Besides, another remarkable thing about this Haj is that 2,340 Muslim women from India will also go for the pilgrimage without ”Mehram” or male companion.

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