Lok Sabha Question No. 546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Haj House
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.546 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## HAJ HOUSE

## 546. SHRI Y. S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  various State Governments including Andhra Pradesh requesting for establishment of Haj House;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the response of the Government thereto, State-wise?

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

- (a) and  (b):  The  Government  has  not  received  any  representation  from  any State Government including Andhra Pradesh  requesting for establishment of Haj House. However, Nida-E-Haj Service Society, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh had sent a representation. In addition to that Haj Committee of India received proposals  from  Karnataka  State  Haj  Committee,  UP  State  Haj  Committee and  Maharashtra  State  Haj  Committee  for  establishment  of  Haj  House  at Manglore, Ghaziabad and Aurangabad respectively.
- (c) :Financial  assistance  for  construction  of  Haj  House  is  provided  by  Haj Committee  of  India.  The  response  of  the  Haj  Committee  of  India  towards proposals received from State Haj Committees are furnished as under:-

|   S. No | Description                                         | Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|       1 | Construction of Haj House at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh | The representation received for Nida-E-Haj Service Society, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh was examined by Ministry of External Affairs in consultation with Haj Committee of India. There is a Haj House in Hyderabad which is now with the Telangana State Haj Committee. Haj House has been generally constructed at |

|    |                                                      | the Embarkation Points for providing transit accommodation to the pilgrims. The Embarkation Point of pilgrims of both Telangana State and A.P. State is Hyderabad and is likely to remain the same. There is no likelihood of Guntur becoming an Embarkation Point in near future. In any case, the matter of allocation of land for Haj House is a matter in the domain of State concerned and no proposal has been received from State Government of Andhra Pradesh or A.P. State Haj Committee                                                |
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|  2 | Construction of Haj House at Ghaziabad, UP           | The proposal from UP State Haj Committee for release of financial assistance has been received by Haj Committee of India which is under process.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|  3 | Construction of Haj House at Aurangabad, Maharashtra | The proposal for release of financial assistance for construction of Haj House forwarding therewith documents, Design/Plan has been received from Minority Development Department, Government of Maharashtra. As per the Haj Committee Act, 2002 and established norms of Haj Committee of India, the financial assistance for construction of Haj House can be granted to State Haj Committee and not to the State Government. Accordingly, proposal for construction of Haj House from Maharashtra State Haj Committee only can be considered. |
|  4 | Construction of Haj House at Mangalore, Karnataka    | The proposal for construction of Haj House at Manglore, Karnataka State Haj Committee has been received on 30.03.2016 which is under examination with Haj Committee of India.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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