<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en">
	<id>https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&amp;feed=atom&amp;title=Haj_Committee_of_India</id>
	<title>Haj Committee of India - Revision history</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&amp;feed=atom&amp;title=Haj_Committee_of_India"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;action=history"/>
	<updated>2026-08-18T04:49:31Z</updated>
	<subtitle>Revision history for this page on the wiki</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.43.6</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=476384&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>TimDuncan875676: small reworked article and updated info</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=476384&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2026-03-27T20:10:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;small reworked article and updated info&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122;&quot; data-mw=&quot;interface&quot;&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-content&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-content&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;tr class=&quot;diff-title&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 01:40, 28 March 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Haj Committee of India&#039;&#039;&#039; (also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Haj Committee (CHC)&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Functions of Haj Committee of India|url=http://www.hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|website=www.hajcommittee.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;to [[Saudi Arabia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj panel in row over &#039;arranging&#039; qurbani|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Haj-panel-in-row-over-arranging-qurbani/articleshow/47350727.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was established under &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; in 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170034/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2010&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|via=[[HighBeam Research]]&lt;/del&gt;|url-access=&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;subscription &lt;/del&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The committee acts as a nodal agency for state &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;haj &lt;/del&gt;committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;haj &lt;/del&gt;committees, four are ex-official, three are [[member of parliament|MP]]s, seven are nominated by the [[Indian government|central government]] and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-member-from-Maharashtra-in-Central-Haj-Committee/articleshow/17960921.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was provided with 1,36&lt;/del&gt;,200 pilgrims &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;quota &lt;/del&gt;in 2016, out of which&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;1,00,200 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;travels were &lt;/del&gt;said to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;be &lt;/del&gt;arranged by the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;haj &lt;/del&gt;committee. The committee distributes the allotted quota state-wise based on Muslim population density according to [[Census of India, 2011|2011 census]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-gets-quota-of-136-020-pilgrims-for-haj/story-41a4vO7WMBXg9pp6wnYJmM.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Short description|Government agency}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[File:Indie_2006.png | thumb | right]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Haj Committee of India&#039;&#039;&#039; (also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Haj Committee (CHC)&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Functions of Haj Committee of India|url=http://www.hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|website=www.hajcommittee.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2016&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421002629/http://hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|url-status=dead&lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]] to [[Saudi Arabia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj panel in row over &#039;arranging&#039; qurbani|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Haj-panel-in-row-over-arranging-qurbani/articleshow/47350727.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was established under &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; in 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170034/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2010|url-access= }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The committee acts as a nodal agency for state &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Haj &lt;/ins&gt;committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Haj &lt;/ins&gt;committees, four are ex-official, three are [[member of parliament|MP]]s, seven are nominated by the [[Indian government|central government]] and the rest come from the state which sends &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;largest number of pilgrims &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to Saudi Arabia&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-member-from-Maharashtra-in-Central-Haj-Committee/articleshow/17960921.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Saudi Arabia granted &lt;/ins&gt;India &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a quota of 136&lt;/ins&gt;,200 pilgrims in 2016, out of which 1,00,200 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pilgrims&#039; travel was &lt;/ins&gt;said to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;have been &lt;/ins&gt;arranged by the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Haj &lt;/ins&gt;committee. The committee distributes the allotted quota state-wise based on Muslim population density&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;according to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;[[Census of India, 2011|2011 census]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-gets-quota-of-136-020-pilgrims-for-haj/story-41a4vO7WMBXg9pp6wnYJmM.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the Police Commissioner of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Bombay]] D. Healy. The first meeting of the committee was held on 14 April 1927.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee|url=http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/congress-leader-ahmed-patel-appointments-in-haj-committee/|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=29 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to &#039;&#039;2002 Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039;, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed &#039;&#039;Port Haj Committees Act&#039;&#039; in 1932 and later in 1959, when &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Meaning of secularism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/30/stories/13300612.htm|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj Committee of India hikes insurance for Haj pilgrims|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210816/haj-committee-of-india-hiked-insurance-for-haj-pilgrims.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 August 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ASF-954-1-0&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Police Commissioner of Bombay]] D. Healy. The first meeting of the committee was held on 14 April 1927.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee|url=http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/congress-leader-ahmed-patel-appointments-in-haj-committee/|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=29 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to &#039;&#039;2002 Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039;, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed &#039;&#039;Port Haj Committees Act&#039;&#039; in 1932 and later in 1959, when &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; was passed by &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;[[Jawahar Lal Nehru]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/ins&gt;headed Government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Meaning of secularism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/30/stories/13300612.htm|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Nizam&#039;s Rubath &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Accommodation&lt;/del&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Nizam&#039;s Rubath &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;accommodation&lt;/ins&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad]] had bought a big house for Hajj pilgrims from homeland to stay for free during their visit to Mecca &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for free&lt;/del&gt;. The government of [[Telangana]] performs a draw contest to choose the lucky winners who get to stay in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;the Rubath(&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Free &lt;/del&gt;accommodation).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.telanganastatehajcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new6__e0.gif&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family |url=http://www.hrubath.org|website=hrubath.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Rubat facility for Haj pilgrims from Telangana State |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20140824/2447013.html |accessdate=31 August 2018 |publisher=webindia123}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad]] had bought a big house for Hajj pilgrims from homeland to stay for free during their visit to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Mecca&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;. The government of [[Telangana]] performs a draw contest to choose the lucky winners who get to stay in the Rubath (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;free &lt;/ins&gt;accommodation).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Cite web |url=&lt;/ins&gt;http://www.telanganastatehajcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new6__e0.gif &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-08-31 |archive-date=2018-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003749/http://www.telanganastatehajcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new6__e0.gif |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family |url=http://www.hrubath.org|website=hrubath.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Rubat facility for Haj pilgrims from Telangana State |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20140824/2447013.html |accessdate=31 August 2018 |publisher=webindia123 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518065430/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20140824/2447013.html |url-status=dead &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of Mecca.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Mecca&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Haj subsidy]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;upr 3588-2-0&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Haj subsidy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* {{Cite journal |last=Bianchi |first=Robert |date=2017-03-24 |title=Reimagining the Hajj |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/2/36 |journal=Social Sciences |language=en |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=36 |doi=10.3390/socsci6020036  |doi-access=free|issn=2076-0760}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==External links==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==External links==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* {{Official website|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;http&lt;/del&gt;://hajcommittee.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* {{Official website|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;https&lt;/ins&gt;://hajcommittee.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;gov.in&lt;/ins&gt;/}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;http&lt;/del&gt;://www.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;minorityaffairs&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;gov&lt;/del&gt;.in/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sites&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;default&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;files&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Haj_Committee_Act&lt;/del&gt;.pdf Haj Committee Act, 2002]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;https&lt;/ins&gt;://www.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;indiacode&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nic&lt;/ins&gt;.in/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;bitstream/123456789&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1912&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A2002-35&lt;/ins&gt;.pdf Haj Committee Act, 2002]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Hajj pilgrimage from India]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Hajj pilgrimage from India]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Government organizations related to the Hajj]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Government organizations related to the Hajj]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>TimDuncan875676</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=206659&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>&gt;Citation bot: Alter: title. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 723/2163</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=206659&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2021-09-11T04:03:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Alter: title. | &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:UCB&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:UCB&quot;&gt;Use this bot&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:DBUG&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:DBUG&quot;&gt;Report bugs&lt;/a&gt;. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 723/2163&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122;&quot; data-mw=&quot;interface&quot;&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-content&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;col class=&quot;diff-content&quot; /&gt;
				&lt;tr class=&quot;diff-title&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 09:33, 11 September 2021&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Haj Committee of India&#039;&#039;&#039; (also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Haj Committee (CHC)&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Functions of Haj Committee of India|url=http://www.hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|website=www.hajcommittee.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]s to [[Saudi Arabia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj panel in row over &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;‘arranging’ &lt;/del&gt;qurbani|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Haj-panel-in-row-over-arranging-qurbani/articleshow/47350727.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was established under &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; in 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170034/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2010|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The committee acts as a nodal agency for state haj committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state haj committees, four are ex-official, three are [[member of parliament|MP]]s, seven are nominated by the [[Indian government|central government]] and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-member-from-Maharashtra-in-Central-Haj-Committee/articleshow/17960921.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India was provided with 1,36,200 pilgrims quota in 2016, out of which, 1,00,200 travels were said to be arranged by the haj committee. The committee distributes the allotted quota state-wise based on Muslim population density according to [[Census of India, 2011|2011 census]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-gets-quota-of-136-020-pilgrims-for-haj/story-41a4vO7WMBXg9pp6wnYJmM.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Haj Committee of India&#039;&#039;&#039; (also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Haj Committee (CHC)&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Functions of Haj Committee of India|url=http://www.hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|website=www.hajcommittee.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]s to [[Saudi Arabia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj panel in row over &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;arranging&#039; &lt;/ins&gt;qurbani|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Haj-panel-in-row-over-arranging-qurbani/articleshow/47350727.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was established under &#039;&#039;Haj Committee Act&#039;&#039; in 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170034/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2010|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The committee acts as a nodal agency for state haj committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state haj committees, four are ex-official, three are [[member of parliament|MP]]s, seven are nominated by the [[Indian government|central government]] and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-member-from-Maharashtra-in-Central-Haj-Committee/articleshow/17960921.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India was provided with 1,36,200 pilgrims quota in 2016, out of which, 1,00,200 travels were said to be arranged by the haj committee. The committee distributes the allotted quota state-wise based on Muslim population density according to [[Census of India, 2011|2011 census]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-gets-quota-of-136-020-pilgrims-for-haj/story-41a4vO7WMBXg9pp6wnYJmM.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the Police Commissioner of [[Bombay]] D. Healy. The first meeting of the committee was held on 14 April 1927.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee|url=http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/congress-leader-ahmed-patel-appointments-in-haj-committee/|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=29 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;2002 Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Port Haj Committees Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1932 and later in 1959, when &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Meaning of secularism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/30/stories/13300612.htm|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj Committee of India hikes insurance for Haj pilgrims|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210816/haj-committee-of-india-hiked-insurance-for-haj-pilgrims.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 August 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ASF-954-1-0&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the Police Commissioner of [[Bombay]] D. Healy. The first meeting of the committee was held on 14 April 1927.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee|url=http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/congress-leader-ahmed-patel-appointments-in-haj-committee/|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=29 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;2002 Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Port Haj Committees Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1932 and later in 1959, when &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Meaning of secularism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/30/stories/13300612.htm|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj Committee of India hikes insurance for Haj pilgrims|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210816/haj-committee-of-india-hiked-insurance-for-haj-pilgrims.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 August 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ASF-954-1-0&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>&gt;Citation bot</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=167981&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>imported&gt;GreenC bot: Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 2 links. Wayback Medic 2.5</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haj_Committee_of_India&amp;diff=167981&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2021-04-21T20:17:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 2 links. &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User:GreenC/WaybackMedic 2.5 (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Wayback Medic 2.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haj Committee of India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Central Haj Committee (CHC)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Functions of Haj Committee of India|url=http://www.hajcommittee.gov.in/functions.aspx|website=www.hajcommittee.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]s to [[Saudi Arabia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj panel in row over ‘arranging’ qurbani|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Haj-panel-in-row-over-arranging-qurbani/articleshow/47350727.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was established under &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170034/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2120095121.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2010|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The committee acts as a nodal agency for state haj committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state haj committees, four are ex-official, three are [[member of parliament|MP]]s, seven are nominated by the [[Indian government|central government]] and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-member-from-Maharashtra-in-Central-Haj-Committee/articleshow/17960921.cms|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India was provided with 1,36,200 pilgrims quota in 2016, out of which, 1,00,200 travels were said to be arranged by the haj committee. The committee distributes the allotted quota state-wise based on Muslim population density according to [[Census of India, 2011|2011 census]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-gets-quota-of-136-020-pilgrims-for-haj/story-41a4vO7WMBXg9pp6wnYJmM.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The tradition of arranging religious pilgrimages by the Haj committee is traced back to 1927. The committee organised pilgrimages through sea-route and was headed by the Police Commissioner of [[Bombay]] D. Healy. The first meeting of the committee was held on 14 April 1927.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee|url=http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/congress-leader-ahmed-patel-appointments-in-haj-committee/|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=29 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;2002 Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Port Haj Committees Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1932 and later in 1959, when &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haj Committee Act&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Meaning of secularism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/30/stories/13300612.htm|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Haj Committee of India hikes insurance for Haj pilgrims|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210816/haj-committee-of-india-hiked-insurance-for-haj-pilgrims.html|accessdate=5 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 August 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ASF-954-1-0&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nizam&amp;#039;s Rubath Accommodation==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad]] had bought a big house for Hajj pilgrims from homeland to stay for free during their visit to Mecca for free. The government of [[Telangana]] performs a draw contest to choose the lucky winners who get to stay in  the Rubath(Free accommodation).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.telanganastatehajcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new6__e0.gif&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family |url=http://www.hrubath.org|website=hrubath.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Rubat facility for Haj pilgrims from Telangana State |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20140824/2447013.html |accessdate=31 August 2018 |publisher=webindia123}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Originally there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of Mecca.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Haj subsidy]]upr 3588-2-0&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Official website|http://hajcommittee.com/}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Haj_Committee_Act.pdf Haj Committee Act, 2002]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hajj pilgrimage from India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Government organizations related to the Hajj]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>imported&gt;GreenC bot</name></author>
	</entry>
</feed>