Roorkee: A total of 1468 people including 696 women have been selected Uttarakhand for Hajj this year
The Uttarakhand State Haj Committee (USHC) had received 1718 applications for the holy pilgrimage.
selected pilgrims will go to saudi arabia For Hajj in May. Last year, out of 712 pilgrims, only 564 pilgrims were selected for the yatra. Pilgrims could not be sent for Haj in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.
Maximum 621 pilgrims have been selected from Haridwar, 422 from Udham Singh Nagar and 231 from Dehradun district. Out of total 13 districts, Bageshwar is the only district from where no one has applied. The Haj Committee of India (HCI), a central body, selects the pilgrims every year through a lottery system.
USHC officials at Piran Kaliyar near Roorkee said the state recorded the highest number of pilgrims this year for Haj.
“After taking over as the President of USHC last September, my first consideration was to increase the Haj quota for the State. It was purely the efforts of our Chief Minister, which made it possible. This year, we have got Got almost three times more quota than last year.” year,” said Chairman Khateeb Ahmad Malik.
“All the selected candidates will have to make an advance payment of Rs 81,800 by April 7,” Ahmed said.
The Uttarakhand State Haj Committee (USHC) had received 1718 applications for the holy pilgrimage.
selected pilgrims will go to saudi arabia For Hajj in May. Last year, out of 712 pilgrims, only 564 pilgrims were selected for the yatra. Pilgrims could not be sent for Haj in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.
Maximum 621 pilgrims have been selected from Haridwar, 422 from Udham Singh Nagar and 231 from Dehradun district. Out of total 13 districts, Bageshwar is the only district from where no one has applied. The Haj Committee of India (HCI), a central body, selects the pilgrims every year through a lottery system.
USHC officials at Piran Kaliyar near Roorkee said the state recorded the highest number of pilgrims this year for Haj.
“After taking over as the President of USHC last September, my first consideration was to increase the Haj quota for the State. It was purely the efforts of our Chief Minister, which made it possible. This year, we have got Got almost three times more quota than last year.” year,” said Chairman Khateeb Ahmad Malik.
“All the selected candidates will have to make an advance payment of Rs 81,800 by April 7,” Ahmed said.