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The Central Haj Committee has now reduced the age for child category for Haj from five to two years and hence, kids aged two and above will be required to buy half ticket for the pilgrimage. | The Central Haj Committee has now reduced the age for child category for Haj from five to two years and hence, kids aged two and above will be required to buy half ticket for the pilgrimage. | ||
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Besides, children aged less than two years will have to pay 10% of the total amount spent for the journey to Haj and back. | Besides, children aged less than two years will have to pay 10% of the total amount spent for the journey to Haj and back. | ||
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“Purchasing tickets for kids will now become an expensive affair for most Muslim families, since no woman will be ready to go on Haj leaving her kids back in India. As a result, women will now avoid going on the pilgrimage...“ alleged Atta-ur-Rehman, SP MLA from Baheri. | “Purchasing tickets for kids will now become an expensive affair for most Muslim families, since no woman will be ready to go on Haj leaving her kids back in India. As a result, women will now avoid going on the pilgrimage...“ alleged Atta-ur-Rehman, SP MLA from Baheri. | ||
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| + | [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Saudi-Arabia-hikes-India’s-Haj-quota-by-34500/article17024596.ece Saudi Arabia hikes India’s Haj quota by 34,500, Jan 12, 2017: The Hindu] | ||
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| + | '''Saudi Arabia has increased India’s annual Haj quota by 34,500 in January 2017.''' | ||
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| + | Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Saudi Arabia’s Haj and Umrah Minister Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten inked an agreement in this regard in Jeddah on Wednesday, increasing India’s Haj quota from 1,36,020 to 1,70,520. | ||
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| + | '''Big jump, says Minister''' | ||
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| + | According to a statement issued by Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Naqvi, it is the “biggest increase” in quota for Haj pilgrims after 1988. The increase will be effective from the current year. | ||
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| + | In 2011, the Saudi authorities slashed quotas for foreign pilgrims from each country by 20 per cent considering the devotees’ safety as they undertook expansion of the Grand Mosque there. | ||
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| + | In 2016, 1,35,903 devotees from India performed Haj. | ||
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| + | Expressing pleasure at signing of the agreement, Mr. Naqvi tweeted, “It’s a matter of pleasure that Saudi Arabia has increased India’s Haj quota by about 34,000.” | ||
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| + | The government started issuing Haj applications from January 2. The last date for submission of applications is January 24. | ||
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Age limit reduced to 2 years
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i) states with the highest number of applicants and states with fewer applications than the quota.
ii) Number of Indian pilgrims, statewise;
iii) Indian lives lost during the Haj.
The Times of India
The Times of India, Jan 17 2016
Priyangi Agarwal
Haj ticket grant age limit cut to 2 years
The Central Haj Committee has now reduced the age for child category for Haj from five to two years and hence, kids aged two and above will be required to buy half ticket for the pilgrimage.
Besides, children aged less than two years will have to pay 10% of the total amount spent for the journey to Haj and back.
The Bareilly Haj Sewa Samiti has written to UP and Central Haj Committees on Saturday protesting the new guidelines, alleging this was an attempt to stop women from going.
“Purchasing tickets for kids will now become an expensive affair for most Muslim families, since no woman will be ready to go on Haj leaving her kids back in India. As a result, women will now avoid going on the pilgrimage...“ alleged Atta-ur-Rehman, SP MLA from Baheri.
Annual Haj quota
January 2017: An increase=
Saudi Arabia hikes India’s Haj quota by 34,500, Jan 12, 2017: The Hindu
Saudi Arabia has increased India’s annual Haj quota by 34,500 in January 2017.
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Saudi Arabia’s Haj and Umrah Minister Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten inked an agreement in this regard in Jeddah on Wednesday, increasing India’s Haj quota from 1,36,020 to 1,70,520.
Big jump, says Minister
According to a statement issued by Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Naqvi, it is the “biggest increase” in quota for Haj pilgrims after 1988. The increase will be effective from the current year.
In 2011, the Saudi authorities slashed quotas for foreign pilgrims from each country by 20 per cent considering the devotees’ safety as they undertook expansion of the Grand Mosque there.
In 2016, 1,35,903 devotees from India performed Haj.
Expressing pleasure at signing of the agreement, Mr. Naqvi tweeted, “It’s a matter of pleasure that Saudi Arabia has increased India’s Haj quota by about 34,000.”
The government started issuing Haj applications from January 2. The last date for submission of applications is January 24.
