Lok Sabha Question No. 598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Increase in Haj Quota
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## INCREASE IN HAJ QUOTA

† 598. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Haj  pilgrims  who  undertook  the  Haj  pilgrimage  and  the number of applications received during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether some of the State Governments have requested for increase in Haj quota in view of the increasing number of Haj pilgrims;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of the number of Haj pilgrims who proceeded for Haj through Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and number of applications received by the HCoI during the last three years, State-wise, is placed at Annexure.
- (b) to (d)    A number of requests have been received from various States and Union  Territories  for  increasing  Haj  quota  for  Haj-2016.  However,  the  entire quota allocated to HCoI by the Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj2016 has already been distributed amongst the States and Union Territories on the  basis  of  their  respective  Muslim  population,  based  on  the  2011  census figures.

From Haj-2013, Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reduced the overall Haj  quota  for  pilgrims  from  foreign  countries,  including  from  India,  by 20%  and  for  domestic  pilgrims  by  50%  to  facilitate  the  infra-structure  work being  carried  out  around  the  'Haram  Sharif'.    The  Government  of  India  has been requesting the Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for increasing the annual  Haj  quota  for  India.  However,  the  Annual  Haj  quota  for  India  has remained unchanged since Haj-2013.

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State Wise Number Of Application Received for Haj - 2013

|              |                    | APPLICATION RECEIVED   | APPLICATION RECEIVED   |
|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sno          | STATE              | ADULT                  | INF                    |
| 1            | ASSAM              | 2765                   |                        |
| 2            | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 17018                  | 25                     |
| 3            | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 62                     |                        |
| 4            | BIHAR              | 6549                   | 4                      |
| 5            | CHANDIGARH         | 64                     |                        |
| 6            | CHHATTISGARH       | 1212                   | 1                      |
| 7            | DAMAN &DIU         | 30                     |                        |
| 8            | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 30                     |                        |
| 9            | DELHI              | 8161                   | 8                      |
| 10           | GOA                | 192                    |                        |
| 11           | GUJARAT            | 41015                  | 4                      |
| 12           | HARYANA            | 4245                   |                        |
| 13           | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 133                    |                        |
| 14           | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 21735                  | 5                      |
| 15           | JHARKHAND          | 3470                   |                        |
| 16           | KARNATAKA          | 15240                  | 27                     |
| 17           | KERALA             | 43958                  | 28                     |
| 18           | LAKSHADWEEP        | 522                    |                        |
| 19           | MADHYA PRADESH     | 13753                  | 5                      |
| 20           | MAHARASHTRA        | 41091                  | 40                     |
| 21           | MANIPUR            | 375                    |                        |
| 22           | ORISSA             | 641                    | 2                      |
| 23           | PONDICHERRY        | 204                    |                        |
| 24           | PUNJAB             | 581                    |                        |
| 25           | RAJASTHAN          | 14170                  | 12                     |
| 26           | TRIPURA            | 54                     |                        |
| 27           | UTTRAKHAND         | 3736                   | 2                      |
| 28           | UTTAR PRADESH      | 34896                  | 9                      |
| 29           | WEST BENGAL        | 10130                  | 2                      |
| 30           | TAMIL NADU         | 11434                  | 7                      |
| 31           | MEGHALAYA          |                        |                        |
| 32           | MIZORAM            |                        |                        |
| 33           | NAGALAND           |                        |                        |
| 34           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |                        |                        |
| 35           | SIKKIM             |                        |                        |
| 36           | OTHER STATE        |                        |                        |
| 37           |                    |                        |                        |
| 38           |                    |                        |                        |
| 39 TELANGANA |                    | 297466                 | 181                    |
| TOTAL        | :                  |                        |                        |

State Wise Number Of Application Received for Haj - 2014

|              |                    | APPLICATION RECEIVED   | APPLICATION RECEIVED   |
|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sno          | STATE              | ADULT                  | INF                    |
| 1            | ASSAM              | 3781                   |                        |
| 2            | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 18130                  | 37                     |
| 3            | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 124                    |                        |
| 4            | BIHAR              | 6684                   | 5                      |
| 5            | CHANDIGARH         | 55                     |                        |
| 6            | CHHATTISGARH       | 1263                   | 1                      |
| 7            | DAMAN &DIU         | 41                     |                        |
| 8            | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 28                     |                        |
| 9            | DELHI              | 8566                   | 9                      |
| 10           | GOA                | 245                    |                        |
| 11           | GUJARAT            | 47541                  | 4                      |
| 12           | HARYANA            | 4119                   |                        |
| 13           | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 81                     |                        |
| 14           | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 27140                  | 2                      |
| 15           | JHARKHAND          | 3073                   |                        |
| 16           | KARNATAKA          | 17214                  | 13                     |
| 17           | KERALA             | 56181                  | 38                     |
| 18           | LAKSHADWEEP        | 484                    |                        |
| 19           | MADHYA PRADESH     | 16622                  | 14                     |
| 20           | MAHARASHTRA        | 47924                  | 23                     |
| 21           | MANIPUR            | 472                    |                        |
| 22           | ORISSA             | 935                    | 1                      |
| 23           | PONDICHERRY        | 237                    |                        |
| 24           | PUNJAB             | 432                    |                        |
| 25           | RAJASTHAN          | 15112                  | 10                     |
| 26           | TRIPURA            | 85                     |                        |
| 27           | UTTRAKHAND         | 3776                   | 1                      |
| 28           | UTTAR PRADESH      | 34890                  | 16                     |
| 29           | WEST BENGAL        | 9924                   |                        |
| 30           | TAMIL NADU         | 13167                  | 15                     |
| 31           | MEGHALAYA          |                        |                        |
| 32           | MIZORAM            |                        |                        |
| 33           | NAGALAND           |                        |                        |
| 34           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |                        |                        |
| 35           | SIKKIM             |                        |                        |
| 36           | OTHER STATE        |                        |                        |
| 37           |                    |                        |                        |
| 38           |                    |                        |                        |
| 39 TELANGANA |                    | 338326                 | 189                    |
| TOTAL :      |                    |                        |                        |

State Wise Number Of Application Received for Haj - 2015

|         |                    | APPLICATION RECEIVED   | APPLICATION RECEIVED   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sno     | STATE              | ADULT                  | INF                    |
| 1       | ASSAM              | 4014                   | 1                      |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 3851                   | 2                      |
| 3       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 122                    |                        |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 7940                   | 3                      |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH         | 74                     | 1                      |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH       | 1340                   |                        |
| 7       | DAMAN &DIU         | 37                     |                        |
| 8       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 32                     |                        |
| 9       | DELHI              | 8901                   | 13                     |
| 10      | GOA                | 292                    | 1                      |
| 11      | GUJARAT            | 51179                  | 12                     |
| 12      | HARYANA            | 4175                   | 1                      |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 100                    |                        |
| 14      | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 29803                  | 3                      |
| 15      | JHARKHAND          | 3231                   | 2                      |
| 16      | KARNATAKA          | 21115                  | 23                     |
| 17      | KERALA             | 65229                  | 24                     |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 459                    |                        |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 20549                  | 15                     |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA        | 53531                  | 43                     |
| 21      | MANIPUR            | 502                    | 1                      |
| 22      | ORISSA             | 953                    | 1                      |
| 23      | PONDICHERRY        | 232                    |                        |
| 24      | PUNJAB             | 389                    |                        |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN          | 16538                  | 9                      |
| 26      | TRIPURA            | 101                    |                        |
| 27      | UTTRAKHAND         | 4637                   | 2                      |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 41764                  | 25                     |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL        | 10577                  | 5                      |
| 30      | TAMIL NADU         | 15046                  | 12                     |
| 31      | MEGHALAYA          |                        |                        |
| 32      | MIZORAM            |                        |                        |
| 33      | NAGALAND           |                        |                        |
| 34      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |                        |                        |
| 35      | SIKKIM             |                        |                        |
| 36      | OTHER STATE        |                        |                        |
| 37      |                    |                        |                        |
| 38      |                    |                        |                        |
| 39      | TELANGANA          | 17011                  | 36                     |
| TOTAL : | TOTAL :            | 383724                 | 235                    |

## State wise details of pilgrims proceeded for Haj - 2013

Pilgrims proceeded

| Sr.No              | STATE              | Pilgrims proceeded (Adults + Infants)   |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1                  | ASSAM              | 2592                                    |
| 2                  | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 7456+10                                 |
| 3                  | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 57                                      |
| 4                  | BIHAR              | 6182+3                                  |
| 5                  | CHANDIGARH         | 58                                      |
| 6                  | CHHATTISGARH       | 441                                     |
| 7                  | DAMAN &DIU         | 26                                      |
| 8                  | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 27                                      |
| 9                  | DELHI              | 1811+2                                  |
| 10                 | GOA                | 185                                     |
| 11                 | GUJARAT            | 4994                                    |
| 12                 | HARYANA            | 1301                                    |
| 13                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 132                                     |
| 14                 | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 8691                                    |
| 15                 | JHARKHAND          | 3274                                    |
| 16                 | KARNATAKA          | 6894+11                                 |
| 17                 | KERALA             | 8439+5                                  |
| 18                 | LAKSHADWEEP        | 314                                     |
| 19                 | MADHYA PRADESH     | 4126+3                                  |
| 20                 | MAHARASHTRA        | 11061+14                                |
| 21                 | MANIPUR            | 345                                     |
| 22                 | ORISSA             | 590+2                                   |
| 23                 | PONDICHERRY        | 192                                     |
| 24                 | PUNJAB             | 404                                     |
| 25                 | RAJASTHAN          | 5107+2                                  |
| 26                 | TRIPURA            | 49                                      |
| 27                 | UTTRAKHAND         | 1077+1                                  |
| 28 UTTAR           | PRADESH            | 32220+7                                 |
| 29                 | WEST BENGAL        | 9596+1                                  |
| 30                 | TAMIL NADU         | 3694+2                                  |
| 31                 | MEGHALAYA          | 0                                       |
| 32                 | MIZORAM            | 0                                       |
| 33                 | NAGALAND           | 0                                       |
| 34                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0                                       |
| 35                 | SIKKIM             | 0                                       |
| 36                 | OTHER STATE        | 0                                       |
| PROCEEDED PILGRIMS | TOTAL              | 121335+63=121398                        |

## State wise details of pilgrims proceeded for Haj - 2014

Pilgrims proceeded

| Sr.No              | STATE              | Pilgrims proceeded (Adults + Infants)   |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1                  | ASSAM              | 3618                                    |
| 2                  | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 5810+6                                  |
| 3                  | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 114                                     |
| 4                  | BIHAR              | 6246+5                                  |
| 5                  | CHANDIGARH         | 53                                      |
| 6                  | CHHATTISGARH       | 345                                     |
| 7                  | DAMAN &DIU         | 35                                      |
| 8                  | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 26                                      |
| 9                  | DELHI              | 1411+1                                  |
| 10                 | GOA                | 156                                     |
| 11                 | GUJARAT            | 3869                                    |
| 12                 | HARYANA            | 991                                     |
| 13                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 79                                      |
| 14                 | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 7011+1                                  |
| 15                 | JHARKHAND          | 2918                                    |
| 16                 | KARNATAKA          | 5382+5                                  |
| 17                 | KERALA             | 6564+12                                 |
| 18                 | LAKSHADWEEP        | 299                                     |
| 19                 | MADHYA PRADESH     | 3250+2                                  |
| 20                 | MAHARASHTRA        | 8556+4                                  |
| 21                 | MANIPUR            | 299                                     |
| 22                 | ORISSA             | 620+1                                   |
| 23                 | PONDICHERRY        | 134                                     |
| 24                 | PUNJAB             | 308                                     |
| 25                 | RAJASTHAN          | 3983+4                                  |
| 26                 | TRIPURA            | 84                                      |
| 27                 | UTTRAKHAND         | 821                                     |
| 28                 | UTTAR PRADESH      | 24707+8                                 |
| 29                 | WEST BENGAL        | 9370                                    |
| 30                 | TAMIL NADU         | 2855+3                                  |
| 31                 | MEGHALAYA          | 0                                       |
| 32                 | MIZORAM            | 0                                       |
| 33                 | NAGALAND           | 0                                       |
| 34                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0                                       |
| 35                 | SIKKIM             | 0                                       |
| 36                 | OTHER STATE        | 0                                       |
| PROCEEDED PILGRIMS | TOTAL              | 99914+52=99966                          |

## State wise details of pilgrims proceeded for Haj - 2015

| 1       | 2                  | 3      | 4       |
|---------|--------------------|--------|---------|
| Sr.No   | STATE              | ADULTS | INFANTS |
| 1       | ASSAM              | 3789   | 1       |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 2398   | 2       |
| 3       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 74     | 0       |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 7449   | 3       |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH         | 50     | 1       |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH       | 321    | 0       |
| 7       | DAMAN &DIU         | 23     | 0       |
| 8       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 19     | 0       |
| 9       | DELHI              | 1226   | 0       |
| 10      | GOA                | 183    | 1       |
| 11      | GUJARAT            | 6513   | 4       |
| 12      | HARYANA            | 909    | 0       |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 84     | 0       |
| 14      | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 6611   | 2       |
| 15      | JHARKHAND          | 2831   | 1       |
| 16      | KARNATAKA          | 4933   | 6       |
| 17      | KERALA             | 6169   | 5       |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 291    | 0       |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 2966   | 3       |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA        | 8007   | 6       |
| 21      | MANIPUR            | 317    | 0       |
| 22      | ORISSA             | 570    | 1       |
| 23      | PONDICHERRY        | 142    | 0       |
| 24      | PUNJAB             | 281    | 0       |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN          | 3712   | 3       |
| 26      | TRIPURA            | 93     | 0       |
| 27      | UTTRAKHAND         | 765    | 0       |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 22992  | 13      |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL        | 9897   | 3       |
| 30      | TAMIL NADU         | 2633   | 1       |
| 31      | GOVT. QUOTA        | 402    | 0       |
| 32      | KHADIMUL-HUJJAJ    | 266    | 0       |
| 33      | TELANGANA          | 2952   | 6       |
| TOTAL : |                    | 99868  | 62      |

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