For Haj-2015, Government of Saudi Arabia had allotted a total quota of 1,36,020 for Indian Haj pilgrimage. Out of this, 1,00,020 seats were allotted for Haj pilgrims travelling through Haj Committee of India (HCOI) and 36,000 seats to Private Tour Operators (PTOs). During Haj-2015, a total of 1,35,868 proceeded for Haj including 99,868 Haj pilgrims who performed Haj through HCOI and 36,000 pilgrims who travelled through PTOs. The State-wise list of Haj pilgrims who travelled through HCOI in 2015 is attached at Annexure-I. No State-wise break up of pilgrims undertaken Haj through PTOs is available.
The total expenditure incurred by the Government on Haj-2015 is as follows:
Year
|
No. of Haj pilgrims who proceeded for Haj-2015
|
Expenditure on Haj incurred by Ministry of External Affairs
(Rupees in crores)
|
Expenditure on Haj subsidy administered by Ministry of Civil Aviation
(Rupees in crores)
|
2015
|
HCOI- 99,868
PTOs – 36,000
Total - 1,35,868
|
53.41
|
500
|
Details of Haj subsidy per pilgrim at various embarkation points provided by Ministry of Civil Aviation is attached at Annexure II.
Annual budget provision to meet expenditure was made in the budget of Ministry of External Affairs. Similarly, budget provision for Haj subsidy was made by Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Annexure-I
| ||
Number of pilgrims who proceeded for Haj 2015
through Haj Committee of India
| ||
Sr.No
|
STATE
|
Proceeded
|
1
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
|
74
|
2
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
2398
|
3
|
ASSAM
|
3789
|
4
|
BIHAR
|
7449
|
5
|
CHANDIGARH
|
50
|
6
|
CHHATISGARH
|
321
|
7
|
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
|
19
|
8
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
23
|
9
|
DELHI
|
1226
|
10
|
GOA
|
183
|
11
|
GUJARAT
|
6513
|
12
|
HARYANA
|
909
|
13
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
84
|
14
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
6611
|
15
|
JHARKHAND
|
2831
|
16
|
KARNATAKA
|
4933
|
17
|
KERALA
|
6169
|
18
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
291
|
19
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
2966
|
20
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
8007
|
21
|
MANIPUR
|
317
|
22
|
ORISSA
|
570
|
23
|
PONDICHERRY
|
142
|
24
|
PUNJAB
|
281
|
25
|
RAJASTHAN
|
3712
|
26
|
TAMIL NADU
|
2633
|
27
|
TELANGANA
|
2952
|
28
|
TRIPURA
|
93
|
29
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
22992
|
30
|
UTTRAKHAND
|
765
|
31
|
WEST BENGAL
|
9897
|
GOVT QUOTA
|
402
| |
KHADIMUL HUJJAJ
|
266
| |
TOTAL PILGRIMS OF HCOI
|
99868
| |
Annexure-II
| ||||
Haj Subsidy provided by Ministry of Civil Aviation for Haj 2015
| ||||
Sr.No
|
Embarkation
Point |
Fare per pilgrim
in INR |
Fare collected
by HCOI- per pilgrim |
Fare per pilgrim
as subsidy from MoCA |
1
|
Cochin
|
71825
|
42000
|
29825
|
2
|
Delhi
|
65520
|
42000
|
23520
|
3
|
Goa
|
95550
|
42000
|
53550
|
4
|
Hyderabad
|
69355
|
42000
|
27355
|
5
|
Mumbai
|
57655
|
42000
|
15655
|
6
|
Nagpur
|
80600
|
42000
|
38600
|
7
|
Srinagar
|
122850
|
42000
|
80850
|
8
|
Aurangabad
|
87490
|
42000
|
45490
|
9
|
Bhopal
|
97240
|
42000
|
55240
|
10
|
Gaya
|
116870
|
42000
|
74870
|
11
|
Guwahati
|
103870
|
42000
|
61870
|
12
|
Indore
|
99190
|
42000
|
57190
|
13
|
Jaipur
|
81250
|
42000
|
39250
|
14
|
Mangalore
|
115570
|
42000
|
73570
|
15
|
Ranchi
|
107640
|
42000
|
65640
|
16
|
Varanasi
|
84305
|
42000
|
42305
|
17
|
Ahmedabad
|
61945
|
42000
|
19945
|
18
|
Bangalore
|
70850
|
42000
|
28850
|
19
|
Chennai
|
70460
|
42000
|
28460
|
20
|
Kolkata
|
84240
|
42000
|
42240
|
21
|
Lucknow
|
81250
|
42000
|
39250
|
The Minister of State for the external Affairs Gen. Dr. V. K. Singh (Retd.) provided this information in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today (2 December, 2015).
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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