Lok Sabha Question No. 5143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Haj Quota
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.5143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## HAJ QUOTA

## 5143.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  some States including Gujarat have demanded to  increase Haj quota for their States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to accommodate the demands of these States so that more pilgrims could be sent for Haj pilgrimage?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) Yes Madam. Requests have been received for increase in Haj quota from various States including Gujarat and Union Territories (UTs). For Haj 2017, the Haj quota of Gujarat has been increased from 7044 seats to 10,877 seats, Uttar Pradesh from 21828 seats  to  29017  seats,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  from  6359  seats  to  7960  seats, Kerala from 9943 seats to 11197 seats, Karnataka from 4477 seats to 5951 seats, Maharashtra  from  7357  seats  to  9780  seats,  Rajasthan  from  3525  seats  4686 seats, Telangana from 2532 seats to 3367 seats, West Bengal from 8905 seats to 9940 seats, etc.. The States/ UT wise distribution of quota for Haj 2016 and 2017 is at Annexure.
- (b) As per the Annual Bilateral Agreement signed between India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj 2017, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims {1,25,025 seats for Haj Committee of  India  (HCoI)  and  45,000  seats  for  Private  Tour  Operators(PTOs)}  has  been allocated as against the quota of 1,36,020 pilgrims (1,00,020 seats for HCoI and 36,000 seats for PTOs) during previous year. The HCoI distributes seats among the States/UTs  in  proportion  to  their  Muslim  population  as  per  2011  Census.  If  the number of Haj Applicants is less than the quota allotted to the State/UT concerned, such excess quota stands surrendered and is redistributed among the States/UTs having applicants in excess of their allocated quota.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.5143 FOR 05.04.2017 RAISED BY SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING HAJ QUOTA

## State/UT wise number of seats allocated for Haj 2016 and Haj 2017

| Sr.No   | Name of States/Union Territory   | Haj 2016   | Haj 2017   |
|---------|----------------------------------|------------|------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar (UT)           | 48         | 52         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 2052       | 2728       |
| 3       | Assam *                          | 4476       | 4279       |
| 4       | Bihar                            | 7025       | 6963       |
| 5       | Chandigarh (UT)                  | 73         | 82         |
| 6       | Chattisgarh                      | 292        | 388        |
| 7       | Dadra nagar Haveli (UT)          | 15         | 21         |
| 8       | Daman & Diu (UT)                 | 28         | 27         |
| 9       | Delhi (NCT)                      | 1224       | 1628       |
| 10      | Goa                              | 179        | 196        |
| 11      | Gujarat                          | 7044       | 10877      |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                 | 93         | 129        |
| 13      | Haryana                          | 1011       | 1343       |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 6359       | 7960       |
| 15      | Jharkhand                        | 2719       | 3306       |
| 16      | Karnataka                        | 4477       | 5951       |
| 17      | Kerala                           | 9943       | 11197      |
| 18      | Lakshadeep (UT)                  | 285        | 298        |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 2708       | 3599       |
| 20      | Maharashtra                      | 7357       | 9780       |
| 21      | Manipur                          | 352        | 388        |
| 22      | Odisha                           | 517        | 688        |
| 23      | Puducherry (UT)                  | 111        | 123        |
| 24      | Punjab                           | 303        | 303        |
| 25      | Rajasthan                        | 3525       | 4686       |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu                       | 2399       | 3189       |
| 27      | Tripura                          | 93         | 134        |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 21828      | 29017      |
| 29      | Uttrakhand                       | 847        | 1061       |
| 30      | West Bengal                      | 8905       | 9940       |
| 31      | Telangana                        | 2532       | 3367       |
|         | Total                            | 98820      | 123700     |
|         | Seats reserved for               |            |            |
| (i)     | Central Government               | 300        | 300        |
| (ii)    | HCoI                             | 200        | 200        |
| (iii)   | Mehram                           | 200        | 200        |
| (iv)    | Khadim ul Hujjaj                 | 500        | 625        |
|         | Grand Total                      | 100020     | 125025     |