The Haj Committee of India (HCI) has announced the programme for Haj 2016. As per the programme released by the HCI the forms for the pilgrimage to be performed in the month of September 2016 would be made available from January 14 to February 8, 2016.
Applications for Haj 2016 pilgrimage would also be made available by the Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee (MPSHC) from January 14 to February 8, informed the MPSHC chairman in a statement here on Monday.
The MPSHC Chairman Haji Inayat Hussain stated that the Haj Committee of India has finalised the action plan for Haj 2016 and according to which ‘qurrah’ (draw of lots) for selection of pilgrims for the Haj would be held any time between March 15 and 23, 2016.
He said that the Haj quota this year would be allotted to States on the basis of 2011 census that would for sure benefit the pilgrims of the state. The all India Haj convention would be held on April 7, 2016 in Mumbai. The government quota of seats would be allocated from June 15 to July 9, 2016. The information of the Haj flights would start from August 18.
He said that the coming Haj is fixed on September 10, for which chartered flights would take off from August 4 to September 5, 2016. The pilgrims return flights would start from September 15, 2016.
He said that a panel at national-level had dropped the idea of providing suitcases to Haj pilgrims. Arrangements were also being made for submission of Haj applications online.
The MPSHC chairman called on the people desirous of performing Haj that if their passports are not made they should initiate its process immediately and if needed any sort of help in this they could contact the MPSHC office in Bhopal.