Nearly 170,000 Indian pilgrims for Hajj this year

Source: Ministry of Haj, KSA. HH the Minister of Haj, KSA, Dr Bandar
Hajjar has met with a delegation from the Office of Indian Pilgrims.

HH the Minister of Haj, KSA, Dr Bandar Hajjar has met with a delegation from the Office of Indian Pilgrims, led by HH the retired general Dr Vijay Kumar Singh, who is also India's Minister of State for External Affairs.

The meeting was held as part of a coordination plan with Haj office delegations with regard to the arrangements and requirements of their pilgrims going to KSA for Hajj 2016 (1437). HH the Minister of Haj began the meeting with highlighting the efforts of the KSA, led by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz in conducting major projects in Makkah, the holy sites, and Madinah. The projects have been unprecedented in history in terms of space, quality, and         speed of completion. HH also stressed the importance of the programmes prepared by the Ministry of Haj, including promoting pilgrims' awareness before their arrival to the Holy Lands, compliance with pilgrims' plans in order to maintain pilgrims' safety, and the early expiration of air transport and housing contracts.

Matters related to organising pilgrim affairs for Hajj 2016 were discussed, including housing and transportation, the ritual and procedural aspects; the services provided to them by Arbab Al-Tawaif Establishments, The Unified Agents Office, and General Cars Syndicate; and the mutual cooperation in respect of umrah pilgrims services.

For their part, HH the Indian minister expressed his admiration for the developments and achievements that have facilitated Hajj services for all pilgrims including those from India, and praised the strong and historic relations between India and the KSA as well as the technical works of the Ministry of Haj, as well as the pilgrims' electronic portal. The portal allows pilgrims to complete all the procedures in their countries, and enables them, at the same time, to select the services they want. 

There will be nearly 170,000 Indian pilgrims this year.

Interested?

Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Ministry of Haj's overview of Hajj 2016
Read the blog post about Haj and Umrah magazine, and on the meeting between the Ministry of Haj, KSA and the Kazakhstani delegation