Lok Sabha Question No. 2711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Haj Quota
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2711

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## HAJ QUOTA

## 2711.  SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise, agency-wise and year-wise details of the Haj quota allocated to the States and private agencies along with the percentage thereof during the last three years;
- (b) the reasons for allocating Haj quota to private agencies;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the Haj quota for the States having more Muslim population;
- (d) if so, the State-wise details thereof and the number of additional Haj pilgrims likely to get opportunity for the Haj yatra; and
- (e) the details of other special schemes implemented for the Haj pilgrims?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) and  (b)  Haj  pilgrimage  for  the  Indian  Pilgrims  is  conducted  either  through  Haj Committee of India (HCoI), a statutory organization under Ministry of Minority Affairs or through the Private Tour Operators (PTOs).  The Haj quota to HCoI and PTOs are  allocated  as  per  the  provisions  of  annual  Bilateral  Haj  Agreement  signed between India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Haj quota allocated to HCoI and PTOs during the last three years and their percentage is as under:

|   Year |   Quota allocated to HCoI |   Percentage |   Quota allocated to PTOs |   Percentage |   Total quota |
|--------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------|
|   2015 |                    100020 |        73.53 |                     36000 |        26.47 |        136020 |
|   2016 |                    100020 |        73.53 |                     36000 |        26.47 |        136020 |
|   2017 |                    125025 |        73.53 |                     45000 |        26.47 |        170025 |

The  State-wise  and  year-wise  Haj  quota  allocated  to  the  States  by  the  Haj Committee of India  (HCoI)  during  the  last  three  years  is  given  in  Annexure.  The quota is not allocated to the PTOs. Year-wise details of quota allocated to the PTOs for  the  last  three  years  PTO-wise  are  available  on  the  website  of  Haj  Division www.haj.gov.in.

- (c) and (d) The Haj quota allotted to Haj Committee of India (HCoI) are allocated to all States/  Union  Territories  in  proportion  of  their  Muslim  population  as  per  Census 2011. As per the principle of allocation of surplus seats generated by under-utilized quota  of  States  for  Haj  2018,  upto  2000  seats  will  be  allocated  to  the  State  of Jammu  &  Kashmir  after  allocation  of  seats  for  Mehram.    The  remainder  of  the surplus seats shall be allocated to States and Union Territories having 500 or less applicants and then to applicants in the new category of lady pilgrims without male Mehram. Thereafter, remaining surplus seats shall be allocated to the States and Union Territories in proportion to the number of applications received.
- (e)  As per the new Haj Policy for HCoI Pilgrims for Haj 2018-22, ladies above 45 years of age who wish to go for Haj but do not have a male Mehram and their school of thought  (Maslak)  permits,  are  allowed  to  travel  in  groups  of  4  or  more  ladies. Further, there is a provision of Reserved Category of the pilgrims of 70 years and above.  The  70+  pilgrims  are  allowed  one  person  to  be  accompanied  with  them during the pilgrimage. Priority is given to the reserved category in draw for selection of pilgrims.

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Annexure Annexure referred in part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2711 regarding Haj Quota raised by Shri Ajay Nishad and Shri Bhairon Prasad Mishra for reply on 03.01.2018

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| Sr.No   | STATE                                    | Quota for Haj - 2015   | %of Quota for Haj - 2015 (*)   |   Quota for Haj - 2016 | %of Quota for Haj - 2016 (*)   |   Quota for Haj - 2017 | %of Quota for Haj - 2017 (*)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR (UT)                    | 21                     | 0.02234043                     |                     48 | 0.04857                        |                     52 | 0.04204                        |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 2245                   | 2.38829787                     |                   2052 | 2.0765                         |                   2728 | 2.20534                        |
| 3       | ASSAM                                    | 4013                   | 4.26914894                     |                   4476 | 4.52945                        |                   4279 | 3.45918                        |
| 4       | BIHAR                                    | 7912                   | 8.41702128                     |                   7025 | 7.10888                        |                   6963 | 5.62894                        |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH (UT)                          | 25                     | 0.02659574                     |                     73 | 0.07387                        |                     82 | 0.06629                        |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH                             | 294                    | 0.31276596                     |                    292 | 0.29549                        |                    388 | 0.31366                        |
| 7       | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI (UT)                 | 5                      | 0.00531915                     |                     15 | 0.01518                        |                     21 | 0.01698                        |
| 8       | DAMAN &DIU (UT)                          | 8                      | 0.00851064                     |                     28 | 0.02833                        |                     27 | 0.02183                        |
| 9       | DELHI (NCT)                              | 1163                   | 1.23723404                     |                   1224 | 1.23862                        |                   1628 | 1.31609                        |
| 10      | GOA                                      | 66                     | 0.07021277                     |                    179 | 0.18114                        |                    196 | 0.15845                        |
| 11      | GUJARAT                                  | 6272                   | 6.67234043                     |                   7044 | 7.12811                        |                  10877 | 8.79305                        |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 85                     | 0.09042553                     |                     93 | 0.09411                        |                    129 | 0.10428                        |
| 13      | HARYANA                                  | 876                    | 0.93191489                     |                   1011 | 1.02307                        |                   1343 | 1.08569                        |
| 14      | JAMMU &KASHMIR                           | 4866                   | 5.17659574                     |                   6359 | 6.43493                        |                   7960 | 6.43492                        |
| 15      | JHARKHAND                                | 2673                   | 2.84361702                     |                   2719 | 2.75147                        |                   3306 | 2.67259                        |
| 16      | KARNATAKA                                | 4630                   | 4.92553191                     |                   4477 | 4.53046                        |                   5951 | 4.81083                        |
| 17      | KERALA                                   | 5633                   | 5.99255319                     |                   9943 | 10.0617                        |                  11197 | 9.05174                        |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)                         | 41                     | 0.04361702                     |                    285 | 0.2884                         |                    298 | 0.24091                        |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 2752                   | 2.92765957                     |                   2708 | 2.74034                        |                   3599 | 2.90946                        |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA                              | 7356                   | 7.82553191                     |                   7357 | 7.44485                        |                   9780 | 7.90622                        |
| 21      | MANIPUR                                  | 137                    | 0.14574468                     |                    352 | 0.3562                         |                    388 | 0.31366                        |
| 22      | ODISHA                                   | 545                    | 0.57978723                     |                    517 | 0.52317                        |                    688 | 0.55618                        |
| 23      | PONDICHERRY (UT)                         | 42                     | 0.04468085                     |                    111 | 0.11233                        |                    123 | 0.09943                        |
| 24      | PUNJAB                                   | 274                    | 0.29148936                     |                    303 | 0.30662                        |                    303 | 0.24495                        |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN                                | 3430                   | 3.64893617                     |                   3525 | 3.56709                        |                   4686 | 3.7882                         |
| 26      | TAMIL NADU                               | 2486                   | 2.64468085                     |                   2399 | 2.42765                        |                   3189 | 2.57801                        |
| 27      | TRIPURA                                  | 101                    | 0.10744681                     |                     93 | 0.09411                        |                    134 | 0.10833                        |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 22019                  | 23.4244681                     |                  21828 | 22.0886                        |                  29017 | 23.4576                        |
| 29      | UTTRAKHAND                               | 725                    | 0.7712766                      |                    847 | 0.85711                        |                   1061 | 0.85772                        |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL                              | 10545                  | 11.2180851                     |                   8905 | 9.01133                        |                   9940 | 8.03557                        |
| 31      | TELANGANA                                | 2760                   | 2.93617021                     |                   2532 | 2.56223                        |                   3367 | 2.72191                        |
|         | Seats allotted under miscellaneous quota | 5783                   |                                |                   1200 |                                |                   1325 |                                |
|         | GRAND Total                              | 99,783                 | 100                            |                 100020 | 100                            |                 125025 | 100                            |