Oct 23,2021: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that selection process of Haj pilgrims will be done according to complete vaccination with both the doses and guidelines and criteria will be decided by Indian and Saudi Arabia Governments. Chairing Haj Review Meeting in New Delhi today, Mr Naqvi said, the preparations for Haj 2022 have been started keeping in mind the health and Corona protocol of both the country. He said, the official announcement of Haj 2022 will be made in the first week of November and along with that the process of online application will be started. The entire Haj 2022 process in India will be 100 per cent digital.
The Minister said, India sends the second largest number of Haj pilgrims after Indonesia. Mr Naqvi said that Digital Health Card, E-MASIHA health facility and E-luggage pre-tagging, providing all information regarding accommodation, transportation in Makkah-Madinah, will be provided to all the Haj pilgrims. He said that more than three thousand women had applied for Haj 2020 and 2021 under without Mehram (male companion) category. He said, their applications will be eligible for Haj 2022 also if they want to go to perform Haj. Mr Naqvi said, other women can also apply for Haj 2022 under without Mehram category. All the women under without Mehram category will be exempted from the lottery system.
