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'''Haj Committee of India''' (also known as '''Central Haj Committee (CHC)'''<ref>{{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}}</ref>) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]s to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It was established under ''Haj Committee Act'' in 2002.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
'''Haj Committee of India''' (also known as '''Central Haj Committee (CHC)'''<ref>{{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}}</ref>) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises [[Haj|Islamic pilgrimage]]s to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It was established under ''Haj Committee Act'' in 2002.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Prior to ''2002 Haj Committee Act'', the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed ''Port Haj Committees Act'' in 1932 and later in 1959, when ''Haj Committee Act'' was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ASF-954-1-0
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Prior to ''2002 Haj Committee Act'', the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the [[British raj|British]] which passed ''Port Haj Committees Act'' in 1932 and later in 1959, when ''Haj Committee Act'' was passed by [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] headed Government.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ASF-954-1-0

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Haj Committee of India (also known as Central Haj Committee (CHC)[1]) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises Islamic pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia.[2] It was established under Haj Committee Act in 2002.[3] 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 MPs, seven are nominated by the central government and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.[4] 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 2011 census.[5]

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.[6] Prior to 2002 Haj Committee Act, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the British which passed Port Haj Committees Act in 1932 and later in 1959, when Haj Committee Act was passed by Jawahar Lal Nehru headed Government.[7] Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser currently serves as the Chairman of the Haj committee.[8] ASF-954-1-0

Nizam's Rubath Accommodation[edit]

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).[9][10][11] Originally there were 42 buildings, but only a couple are left after the expansion of the grand mosque of Mecca.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Functions of Haj Committee of India". www.hajcommittee.gov.in. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Haj panel in row over 'arranging' qurbani". The Times of India. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  4. ↑ "No member from Maharashtra in Central Haj Committee". The Times of India. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Congress leader Ahmed Patel appointments in Haj committee". Vishwa Gujarat. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Meaning of secularism". The Hindu. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2016.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Haj Committee of India hikes insurance for Haj pilgrims". Deccan Chronicle. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.telanganastatehajcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new6__e0.gif
  10. ↑ "20 Pilgrims Selected from Nizam Royal Family". hrubath.org.
  11. ↑ "Rubat facility for Haj pilgrims from Telangana State". webindia123. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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