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ISLAMABAD – The Federal Cabinet has approved the Hajj Policy 2022 through circulation, estimating Rs.8.5 lac as a tentative amount of Hajj cost which is 83.pc higher than the previous year expenditure.
In the Hajj Policy 2022, Rs. 850,000 has been estimated as tentative amount of Hajj cost which shall be collected from the pilgrims, availing the Government Hajj Scheme, official said.
In addition, Rs, 50,000 which have already been received as a token money from the pilgrims at the time of submission of application, will also be included in the cost, the source said. Difference of amount shall be adjusted as per actual expenditures announced by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The cost of the Hajj 2022 has gone up by around 83.67pc from the previous year cost of Rs 490,000. The Hajj Policy 2022 presented to the Federal Cabinet by the Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony (MoRA&IH) has been approved by the Federal Cabinet through circulation, said.
For 2022, the Hajj quota allocated to Pakistan is 81,132. This shall be distributed between the Government & Private Hajj Schemes at a ratio of 40: 60 i.e, 32,453 and 48,679, respectively. As per the policy, 1000 seats of the total seats under the Government Scheme shall be reserved for hardship cases, while 200 seats shall be reserved for labour / low paid employees of companies registered with EOBI and Workers Welfare Fund. The selection will be made through separate balloting. There shall be no provision in the policy for free Hajj.
Federal cabinet approves Hajj Policy 2022 through circulation
