Telangana: 308 intending pilgrims of waiting list selected for Hajj 2019

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

For Telangana 1 to 308 intending pilgrims from the waiting list have been selected for Hajj. / AFP PHOTO / Bandar Al-DANDANIHyderabad: The Central Hajj Committee has approved the selection of Hajj aspirants from waiting lists of 14 states including Telangana for Hajj 2019. The Hajj aspirants selected from the waiting list have to pay the advance amount and the first instalment of Rs. After the withdrawal of applications, 5006 seats were available with the Central Hajj Committee which were divided among various states. Muslim worshippers perform prayers around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 15, 2018, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city.

Muslim worshippers perform prayers around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 15, 2018, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city. The hajj, expected to draw more than two million pilgrims to Mecca this year, represents a key rite of passage for Muslims and a massive logistical challenge for Saudi authorities, with colossal crowds cramming into relatively small holy sites. / AFP PHOTO / Bandar Al-DANDANI Hyderabad: The Central Hajj Committee has approved the selection of Hajj aspirants from waiting lists of 14 states including Telangana for Hajj 2019. For Telangana 1 to 308 intending pilgrims from the waiting list have been selected for Hajj. Chief Executive Officer Maqsood Ahmed Khan issued the circular. After the withdrawal of applications, 5006 seats were available with the Central Hajj Committee which were divided among various states. States and number of seats allotted to them are as follows: Telangana 308, Chhattisgarh 24, Delhi 111, Gujarat 268, Haryana 39, Jammu Kashmir 312, Karnataka 490, Kerala 630, Madhya Pradesh 155, Rajasthan 149, Madhya Pradesh 155, Tamil Nadu 271, Uttar Pradesh 1620 and Uttarakhand 36. The Hajj aspirants selected from the waiting list have to pay the advance amount and the first instalment of Rs. 2,01,000. Siasat news

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