The district wise Qurrah (lottery) for the 1443 general category aspirants of Haj 2013 was held here on Tuesday at the Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee Office (MPSHC). A total of 11147 aspirants applied from the state against the quota of just 1443 for the state.
The Qurrah was done by the Shahar Qazi Bhopal Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi, MPSHC chairman presided the programme while members of the MPSHC and other dignitaries were especially present to grace the occasion.
The chief guest Shahar Qazi Bhopal inaugurated the programme by pressing the computer button for the Balaghat district. After the district wise Qurrah district wise waiting list was also prepared for the general category. All the information of the Qurrah and the waiting list is available on the website of the Haj Committee of India and the MPSHC. Applicants can check their status by putting in their cover number.
Notably, the quota of 4025 was allocated by the Haj Committee of India for the 2013 Haj to MPSHC, of the total 4025 seats allocated to the state reserve A category for over 70 years of applicants was 518 and those applied continuously for the fourth term without getting selected in the previous three years was 2064 and the balance 1443 seats were kept for the general category, Qurrah for these general category seats was held today.