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{{Infobox government agency
| name = Bihar State Haj Committee
| native_name_a = {{lang|hi|बिहार राज्य हज कमेटी}}
| type = Statutory body
| formed = 2007
| jurisdiction = [[Government of Bihar]]
| headquarters = 34, Ali Imam Path, Harding Road, Patna, Bihar
| minister1_name = [[Mohd Zama Khan]]
| minister1_pfo = Minority Affairs
| chief1_name = Alhaj Abdul Haque
| chief1_position = Chairperson
| chief2_name = [[Mohd Zama Khan]]
| chief2_position = Minister of Minority Welfare
| chief3_name = Amir Subhani
| chief3_position = Chief Secretary
| chief4_name = Dr. Safina A. N.
| chief4_position = Principle secretary
| chief5_name = Mohammad Rashid Hussain
| chief5_position = Executive officer
| parent_department = [[Government of Bihar]]
| parent_agency = [[Haj Committee of India]]
}}

The '''Bihar State Haj Committee''' is a statutory body for Haj pilgrimage under the Ministry of Minority Welfare in [[Government of Bihar]]. It is located at the Ali Imam Path on the Harding Road, [[Patna]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It is built and managed under the Hajj Committee of India, and recognised under the Haj Committee Act, 2002. The committee runs a Haj House at Patna, the State capital named Patna Haj Bhawan. It is chaired by the Alhaj Abdul Haque as the chairman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haj Bhavan Patna: 'देश सुरक्षित रहे, इसके लिए आप सभी वहां दुआ कीजियेगा'- हज यात्रियों से बोले CM नीतीश |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/patna/cm-nitish-kumar-participated-in-duaiya-majlis-at-haj-bhavan-patna/bh20230607090835358358185 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=हज यात्रा 2022 : बिहार राज्य हज कमेटी पटना ने दिए निर्देश, यहां करें प्रशिक्षण, तभी जा सकेंगे हज करने - Haj Yatra 2022: Bihar State Haj Committee Patna gave instructions, do training here, only then you will be able to go to Haj |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhagalpur-haj-yatra-2022-bihar-state-haj-committee-patna-gave-instructions-do-training-here-only-then-you-will-be-able-to-go-to-haj-22805392.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अब्दुल हक बिहार राज्य हज समिति के निर्विरोध अध्यक्ष निर्वाचित |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-abdul-haq-elected-unopposed-chairman-of-bihar-state-haj-committee-6541742.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref> The committee looks over the Haj pilgrimage in the state of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Over 3,000 pilgrims from Bihar to go for haj from Gaya airport today |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/over-3k-to-go-for-haj-from-gaya-today/articleshow/100805762.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The Patna Haj Bhawan was inaugurated by [[Nitish Kumar]], Chief Minister of Bihar on 17 October 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |title=Haj Bhawan inaugurated in Patna |url=https://twocircles.net/2007oct18/haj_bhawan_inaugurated_patna.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Events ==

* The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar attends the Farewell ceremony of the Haj travelers every year since the inauguration of the Haj House in Patna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nitish Kumar reaches Haj Bhawan in Patna leaves for Haj pilgrims {{!}} पटना में हज भवन पहुंचे नीतीश कुमार, हज यात्रियों को किया यात्रा पर रवाना {{!}} Hindi News, Bihar |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/bihar/nitish-kumar-reaches-haj-bhawan-in-patna-leaves-for-haj-pilgrims/1217624/amp |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref>
* The Daawat-e-Iftar is organised every year in the holy month of Ramadan, which is largely attended by the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and other ministers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JDU Iftar party: मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने हज भवन में रोजेदारों के साथ किया इफ्तार |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/patna/jdu-iftar-party-at-haj-bhavan-patna/bh20230408213111497497885 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iftar Time : हज भवन में JDU की इफ्तार पार्टी, नीतीश और तेजस्वी मौजूद, भाजपा ने फिर किया बहिष्कार |url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/iftar-time-jdu-gave-iftar-party-at-haj-bhavan-nitish-tejashwi-present-bjp-leaders-did-not-reach-2023-04-08 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iftar Politics: नीतीश कुमार के बाद आज जदयू का दावत-ए-इफ्तार, अब क्या कहेगी बीजेपी? |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-iftar-politics-after-nitish-kumar-jdu-organizes-dawat-e-iftar-today-what-will-bjp-say-now-8006735.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

== Coaching ==
The Bihar State Haj Committee provides free coaching and education to poor Muslim students for the competitive exams like Bihar Public Service Commission exams since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Bihar Haj committee announces free coaching classes for BPSC |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/bihar-haj-committee-announces-free-coaching-classes-for-bpsc/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Muslim Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=हज भवन में बीपीएससी पीटी की मुफ्त आवासीय कोचिंग, 1 सितंबर से आवेदन |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-free-residential-coaching-of-bpsc-pt-in-haj-bhawan-2118540.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

* In the 2017 Bihar Public service commission result, 50 students of Haj Bhawan Patna coaching Centre passed out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=101 Muslims clear BPSC; 50 coached by Haj Bhawan |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/youth-news/muslims-clear-bpsc-coached-by-haj-bhawan-2988.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.awazthevoice.in |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Hajj pilgrimage from India]]
[[Category:Government organizations related to the Hajj]]

Bihar State Haj Committee - Revision history

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