TS Haj Committee bags ideal ‘Embarkation Point Award’
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Haj Committee has actually nabbed the most effective ‘Embarkation Point Award’ for 2022-23 in Delhi offered by Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Women and also Child Development and alsoMinority Affairs The State Haj Committee is enthusiastic that from this Haj period near to 10,000 Hajis of Telangana and also Andhra Pradesh would certainly leave for trip from Hyderabad departure factor as the Central Haj Committee is to lower the expense by a minimum of Rs 1 lakh bringing a sigh of alleviation to the applicants.
On November 12, after getting the honor from the Union minister at the All India Haj Conference, which was gone to by the office-bearers of the Central Haj Committee and also in-charges of the State Haj Committees, the last asked for the minister to lower the expense of the trip. The TS Haj Committee installed a proposition of 7,000 allocation, while 3,000. Thus a total amount of 10,000 Hajis will certainly leave fromHyderabad
State Haj Committee chairman Mohammed Saleem, on Tuesday, educated that the Union minister reacted favorably to an ask for taking actions to lower the Haj expense. For 2022 Haj it will certainly set you back greater than Rs 4 lakh. “At the meeting we requested her to bring down the cost to between Rs 2.5 and Rs 3 lakh making the pilgrimage more affordable to aspirants. The minister promised to cut the cost by at least Rs 1 lakh.
“At the following conference a choice will certainly be taken. We are likewise pressing difficult for reducing the expense of Umra, especially testimonial of the Visa price, which has actually increased. By the very first week of December, there will certainly be quality from the Centre.” He stated that the Central Haj Committee would be releasing the new guidelines for pilgrimage in December,” he discussed.
Moreover, the Central Haj Committee was intending to raise the yearly Haj allocation to 2 lakhs from the present year’s 75,000. The State Haj Committee has actually asked for the Centre to raise the Telangana allocation to 7,000 from the present allocation of 2,171 and also Andhra Pradesh allocation from 900 to 3,000,” he said.
The Centre has also agreed to remove the age restriction for Hajis. During Covid people only below 60-years were allowed to perform Haj. Now the government has decided to allow people of all ages from next year,” educatedSaleem
The chairman likewise guaranteed that all initiatives are being made to guarantee Hajis of 2023 have a comfy trip. “If the Khadim-ul-Hujjaj (Haj volunteers) are found to be irresponsible during the pilgrimage, this time action will be taken against them,” he guaranteed.
