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Saudi Arabia increases Indias annual Haj quota to 1.70 lakh
Posted on: 12/Jan/2017 10:21:41 AM
Every year Muslim brethren perform the Haj or the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. This is one of the important duties for the Muslim. It has been mentioned that a Muslim should perform this pilgrimage atleast once in his life time.
At this juncture, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Saudi Arabia has increased India`s annual Haj quota from 1.36 lakh to 1.70 lakh, biggest such expansion in last 29 years.
An agreement to this regard was inked by minister of state for minority affairs (independent charge) Naqvi with Saudi Arabia`s haj and umrah minister Dr Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten at Jeddah on Weddnesday,
The government has started issuing Haj applications from January 2. The last date for submission of applications is January 24.
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