MUMBAI, May 7: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that Haj 2022 was taking place with significant reforms, giving utmost priority to the health and well-being of pilgrims.
Inaugurating a two-day training camp of “Khadim Ul Hujjaj” at Haj House here, Naqvi said a total of 79,237 Indian Muslims will go for Haj 2022, of whom 50 per cent are women.
The entire process of Haj 2022 has been chalked out with necessary guidelines of the Governments of India and Saudi Arabia, which include eligibility criteria, age limit, health-related requirements, among other things, he said, while noting that the pilgrimage could not take place for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are making all efforts to ensure that there is no additional financial burden on the pilgrims, as they will perform Haj without any subsidy. The process is on to provide accommodation, transportation and other necessary facilities in Saudi Arabia at affordable prices,” the Union Minister said.
The selection process of Haj pilgrims has been done considering the completion of COVID-19 vaccination and fulfilling the necessary norms decided by the Governments of the two countries, he said.
Naqvi further said that making the entire Haj 2022 process 100 per cent digital has been extremely beneficial to ensure health and well-being of pilgrims, besides making the pilgrimage transparent, accessible, affordable and convenient. (PTI)
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