Saudi Arabia increases India’s Haj Quota to 2 lakh
Osaka , June 28 (HS) : Saudi Arabia has taken an important step to increase the Haj quota for Indians.India has achieved great success in the G20 summit . Saudi Arabia has increased India’s Haj quota from 170,000 to 2 Lakh.
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said ,”This is the third hike in consecutive years. When the Modi government came to power in 2014, India’s Haj quota was 1,36,000, which has now been increased to 2 lakh. This will be the highest number of pilgrims going for Haj from India since independence” .
Naqvi said this was possible because of Modi’s “very cordial and friendly” relations with the Saudi leadership. This year, 2,340 Muslim women from India will go for Haj without ‘Mehram’ or male companion. Also India will be sending the second highest number of pilgrims for Haj after Indonesia.
