Lok Sabha Question No. 532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Haj Yatra
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.532 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## HAJ YATRA

532. SHRI PARESH RAVAL: SHRI D. S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Haj pilgrims who performed Haj this year, State-wise;
- (b)   the total expenditure incurred by the Government on Haj Yatra-2015;
- (c)   the  details  of  subsidy  provided  to  each  pilgrim  for  the  said  pilgrimage; and
- (d)   the source of such fund earmarked for the Haj pilgrimage?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) For Haj-2015, Government of Saudi Arabia had allotted a total quota of 1,36,020 for Indian Haj pilgrimage. Out of this, 1,00,020 seats were allotted for Haj  pilgrims  travelling  through  Haj  Committee  of  India  (HCOI)  and  36,000 seats to Private Tour Operators (PTOs). During Haj-2015, a total of 1,35,868 proceeded for Haj including  99,868  Haj  pilgrims  who  performed  Haj through HCOI and 36,000 pilgrims who travelled through PTOs. The State-wise list of Haj pilgrims who travelled through HCOI in 2015 is attached at Annexure-I. No State-wise break up of pilgrims undertaken Haj through PTOs is available.
- (b) The  total  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  on  Haj-2015  is  as follows:
- (c) Details of Haj subsidy per pilgrim at various embarkation points provided by Ministry of Civil Aviation is attached at Annexure II.
- (d) Annual budget provision to meet expenditure was made in the budget of Ministry of External Affairs.  Similarly, budget provision for Haj subsidy was made by Ministry of Civil Aviation.

|   Year | No. of Haj pilgrims who proceeded for Haj-2015   |   Expenditure on Haj incurred by Ministry of External Affairs (Rupees in crores) |   Expenditure on Haj subsidy administered by Ministry of Civil Aviation (Rupees in crores) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2015 | HCOI- 99,868 PTOs - 36,000 Total - 1,35,868      |                                                                            53.41 |                                                                                        500 |

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## Number of pilgrims who proceeded for Haj 2015 through Haj Committee of India

| Sr.No   | STATE                  |   Proceeded |
|---------|------------------------|-------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR       |          74 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH         |        2398 |
| 3       | ASSAM                  |        3789 |
| 4       | BIHAR                  |        7449 |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH             |          50 |
| 6       | CHHATISGARH            |         321 |
| 7       | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI     |          19 |
| 8       | DAMAN &DIU             |          23 |
| 9       | DELHI                  |        1226 |
| 10      | GOA                    |         183 |
| 11      | GUJARAT                |        6513 |
| 12      | HARYANA                |         909 |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |          84 |
| 14      | JAMMU &KASHMIR         |        6611 |
| 15      | JHARKHAND              |        2831 |
| 16      | KARNATAKA              |        4933 |
| 17      | KERALA                 |        6169 |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP            |         291 |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH         |        2966 |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA            |        8007 |
| 21      | MANIPUR                |         317 |
| 22      | ORISSA                 |         570 |
| 23      | PONDICHERRY            |         142 |
| 24      | PUNJAB                 |         281 |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN              |        3712 |
| 26      | TAMILNADU              |        2633 |
| 27      | TELANGANA              |        2952 |
| 28      | TRIPURA                |          93 |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH          |       22992 |
| 30      | UTTRAKHAND             |         765 |
| 31      | WEST BENGAL            |        9897 |
|         | GOVT QUOTA             |         402 |
|         | KHADIMUL HUJJAJ        |         266 |
|         | TOTAL PILGRIMS OF HCOI |       99868 |

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-II

## Haj Subsidy provided by Ministry of Civil Aviation for Haj 2015

|   Sr.No | Embarkation Point   |   Fare per pilgrim in INR |   Fare collected by HCOI- per pilgrim |   Fare per pilgrim as subsidy fromMoCA |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | Cochin              |                     71825 |                                 42000 |                                  29825 |
|       2 | Delhi               |                     65520 |                                 42000 |                                  23520 |
|       3 | Goa                 |                     95550 |                                 42000 |                                  53550 |
|       4 | Hyderabad           |                     69355 |                                 42000 |                                  27355 |
|       5 | Mumbai              |                     57655 |                                 42000 |                                  15655 |
|       6 | Nagpur              |                     80600 |                                 42000 |                                  38600 |
|       7 | Srinagar            |                    122850 |                                 42000 |                                  80850 |
|       8 | Aurangabad          |                     87490 |                                 42000 |                                  45490 |
|       9 | Bhopal              |                     97240 |                                 42000 |                                  55240 |
|      10 | Gaya                |                    116870 |                                 42000 |                                  74870 |
|      11 | Guwahati            |                    103870 |                                 42000 |                                  61870 |
|      12 | Indore              |                     99190 |                                 42000 |                                  57190 |
|      13 | Jaipur              |                     81250 |                                 42000 |                                  39250 |
|      14 | Mangalore           |                    115570 |                                 42000 |                                  73570 |
|      15 | Ranchi              |                    107640 |                                 42000 |                                  65640 |
|      16 | Varanasi            |                     84305 |                                 42000 |                                  42305 |
|      17 | Ahmedabad           |                     61945 |                                 42000 |                                  19945 |
|      18 | Bangalore           |                     70850 |                                 42000 |                                  28850 |
|      19 | Chennai             |                     70460 |                                 42000 |                                  28460 |
|      20 | Kolkata             |                     84240 |                                 42000 |                                  42240 |
|      21 | Lucknow             |                     81250 |                                 42000 |                                  39250 |

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