West Bengal State Haj Committee

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West Bengal State Haj Committee
पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य हज कमिटी
Statutory body overview
Formed2002
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersWriter’s Building, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700001
Statutory body executive
  • Shaikh Nurul Islam, Chairman
Parent departmentMinistry of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
Websitehttps://wbhaj.com/

West Bengal State Haj Committee is a statutory body for Haj pilgrimage under the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education in the Government of West Bengal.[1][2][3][4] It is under the Haj Committee Act, 2002 and established on the principles of Haj Committee of India.[5] The Committee runs a Hajj House at New Town, Kolkata.[6][7][8] The committee practices for the Haj at Mecca.[9][10] The committee is headed by Haji Shaikh Nurul Islam since 2016.[11]

Social works[edit | edit source]

  • The Committee provides free classes to the West Bengal Civil Services Exam and accommodations to applicants.[12][13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee Member". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. ↑ "First batch of Haj pilgrims fly out of Kolkata". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ↑ "» West Bengal State Haj Committee". Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal State Haj Committee under Government of West Bengal" (PDF). www.wbhealth.gov.in.
  5. ↑ সিদ্দিকী, কাজী গোলাম গউস. "এ রাজ্যের হজযাত্রীরা সুস্থই আছেন, আশা কমিটির". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Haj Houses in different states to be utilised as COVID-19 care centres: Naqvi". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ↑ "First Haj Flight carrying 421 pilgrims to depart from Kolkata Airport on July 17, 2018 | ummid.com". www.ummid.com/. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ↑ "Number of Haj Pilgrims from Bengal to be Halved in 2021 Due to Pandemic: Committee". News18. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  9. ↑ "Hajj 2022: مغربی بنگال حج کمیٹی کی جانب سے حج تربیتی کیمپ کا آغاز". ETV Bharat News (in urdu). Retrieved 2023-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ "पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य हज कमेटी के तत्वावधान में पवित्र हज-2021 हेतु आवेदन प्रक्रिया शुरू". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  11. ↑ "Naveen thanks Mamata". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  12. ↑ MPost. "State Haj body starts offering free coaching for WBCSE". MillenniumPost. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  13. ↑ MP, Team. "Haj committee to offer accommodation to students". MillenniumPost. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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