Ministry of Religious Affairs
Subject: POLICY
AND PLAN FOR HAJJ – 2009.
Salient
features of Hajj Policy and Plan for Hajj – 2009, as approved by the Cabinet in
its meeting on 17-06-2009, are as follows:
GOVERNMENT HAJJ
SCHEME
RECEIPT OF HAJJ APPLICATION
The applications
for Hajj-2009 will be invited w.e.f. 22-06-2009 under Government Scheme. The closing date will be 11-07-2009 . The applications will be received through
designated bank branches of ABL, HBL, MCB, NBP, UBL & ZTBL. Machine
Readable International Passport (MRIP) in original will have to be deposited
with the same bank branches within four (4) days of the ballot by the
successful applicants, otherwise, they will be declared un-successful.
NUMBER OF PILGRIMS
As per agreement
with the Saudi Govt, 159,647 Pakistani nationals will perform Hajj 2009. The
number of pilgrims under the Government Scheme would be 80,000 and those under
HGO Scheme would be 79,647. Additional quota of 10,353 has already been
requested from the Saudi Government.
CNIC
Mandatory requirement of Computerized
National Identity Card (CNIC) for filing of Hajj applications will remain
intact
IMRP
Saudi Government
will affix Hajj Visa only on Machine Readable International Passport (MRIP),
having validity of at-least one year on the date of filing the Hajj application.
REPEAT HAJJ
No Hajj
application shall be entertained for repeat Hajj, if the applicant has
performed Hajj during the last five years except in three cases viz Mahram of a
lady who did not perform Hajj earlier, Group Leader & Hajj-e-Badal.
BALLOTTING
The ballot shall
be held if the applications are received in excess of the seats available under
Govt. Scheme. There will be no special quota and the hujjaj will be selected
100% through ballot under Government Hajj Scheme.
The applicants
who have been unsuccessful in the ballot during last two years (i.e. Hajj
December 2007 and Hajj December 2008) consecutively under Government Scheme
shall be declared successful without ballot.
Unsuccessful
applicants of a Hajj year will be declared successful in the succeeding Hajj
year if they choose not to withdraw Hajj dues deposited by them;
FLIGHT
OPERATION:
The Hajj Flight Operation will commence with effect from the 1st of Zul
Qaadah 1430H. / corr. (20-10-Â2009) and will end as on 4th of Zul Hijjah 1430H.
/ corr. (23 -11-2009). Hujjaj would travel by PIA and Saudi Arabian Airline.
PIA
and Saudi Airlines would airlift
the Hujjaj. With the exception of two feeder Airports i.e., Sukkur and
Faisalabad all other Airports (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar,
Quetta, Sialkot, Rahim Yar Khan) would be used for direct flights to
and from Jeddah and Madina;
AIR FARE
The
Hajj air-fare would be as under:-
Sector Air
Fare
Karachi/Quetta Rs.61,000/-
Other stations Rs.73,000/-
HAJJ DUES
The detail of Hajj dues is as under:-
Particulars | Karachi/Quetta | Other Stations |
| Air Fare | 61,000 | 73,000 |
| Terminal Taxes | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Rent of accommodation at | 79,200 | 79,200 |
| Compulsory Hajj | 28,336 | 28,336 |
| Personal Exchange Quota | 13,714 | 16,714 |
| Service/vaccination | 1,150 | 1,150 |
| Total (in Rupees) | 185,000 | 200,000 |
1SR=Rs.22
* Saudi Riyal 3200 is upper limit. However, Haji will
be charged on actual rent basis.
PERSONAL EXCHANGE QUOTA
After deduction
of compulsory hajj dues, accommodation charges and special services charges
payable to Saudi Agencies, the balance amount in foreign exchange would be
provided in cash to intending pilgrims before their departure from Pakistan to meet day-to-day expenses in Saudi Arabia.
ACCOMMODATION
There will be
only one category of accommodation for Hajj – 2009 in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
There is an acute shortage of buildings in the vicinity of Haram Sharif due to
demolition of buildings in Makkah Mukarrramah. After detailed deliberations, it
was decided that following provisions for hiring of accommodation for Hajj
Pilgrims for Hajj – 2009 will be observed:-
a.
The maximum rent in Makkah Mukarramah shall be SR.3200 per pilgrim upto
2000 meters;
b.
In case the required accommodation cannot be hired within the range of
2000 meters, available accommodation beyond 2,000 meters in Mehboos-al-Jin and
Azizia upto SR.3200 per pilgrim will be hired subject to provision of shuttle
bus service having a frequency of at least 4 times a day;
c.
Accommodation in Madina Munawwarah shall be hired at SR.400 per pilgrim
per cycle, to be paid on actual occupancy basis within 1,000 meters;
d.
The distance limit can be crossed by the least possible only in
exceptional cases both at Makkah and Madinah.
HAJJ
GROUP ORGANIZERS (HGO) SCHEME
RECEIPT OF HAJJ APPLICATION
The schedule for
enrollment of HGOs for Hajj-2009 and receipt of hajj applications under HGOs
scheme would be as under:-
Issuance/submission of application
forms for enrollment as HGO = 22-06-2009 to 30-06-2009
Scrutiny of application forms for
Enrollment/documents/past
performance = 01-07-2009 to 22-07-2009
Announcement of categories of HGOs
and issuance of offer letters/Hajj
application forms to the HGOs = 23-07-2009
Deposit of cash guarantee / service
Providers Agreement and Undertaking
by the HGOs = 23-07-2009 to 31-07-2009
Last date for deposit of Hajj
application
forms by the HGOs and issuance of
recognition letters to the HGOs = 17-08-2009
Issuance of final list of HGOs
alongwith
Quota and detail of Munazim card etc
to Saudi Hajj Ministry, Saudi
Embassy
and Saudi Consulate General at Karachi
for issuance of Multiple entry visas = 20-08-2009
i.
As per directions
of Saudi Authorities, no new induction of HGOs will be undertaken for Hajj
2009;
ii.
HGOs having good
track record consistently for 5 years, shall be eligible for permanent
registration with the Ministry subject to fulfillment of criteria, laid down for
existing HGOs;
iii.
Bank guarantee
will be replaced with the cash guarantee, to be refunded after four months of
the end of the Hajj season;
iv.
For
transparency, to bring right people at the right slot and to discourage the
companies to get quota on the basis of untoward pressure, the following
categorization will be introduced:-
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cat. | Cash Guarantee | Quota (Range) |
| A | 5.00-millions | To be announced after receipt of applications for |
| B | 4.00-millions | |
| C | 3.00-millions | |
| D | 2.00-millions | |
| E | 1.00-millions |
a)
Quantum of
seats, allocated to each category, shall be announced after the category is
selected by the HGOs in writing and within the stipulated period;
b)
If a large
number of HGOs qualify for a higher category wherein they cannot be accommodated
due to limited number of quota, then the distribution of quota will be made
strictly on merit i. e. through ballot and the remaining unsuccessful HGOs will
compete for a lower category / categories.
c)
Higher the
selection of category, higher would be the allocation of seats;
d)
In case the
company is hit by one or more given parameters, it can be adjusted within the
range provided for that category or would be scaled down to a lower category
& cash guarantee would be received for the revised category only.
e)
The maximum
ceiling provided within a particular category can witness upward
revision/adjustment depending on the volume of applications filed for any
category.
TRAINING
PROGRAM
The Ministry
gives high priority for training of pilgrims. Master trainers from the teaching
faculties of Arabic and Islamic Studies Departments of the Universities and the
experienced master trainers working on voluntary basis will impart training to
pilgrims upto Tehsil level. The Provincial Governments also provide all the necessary
facilities for training programs. PTV and Radio Pakistan will also run special
programs on Hajj. The intending pilgrims are advised to attend the training
programs regularly.
HAJJ
MATERIAL
Updated CDs on
Hajj are made available in the Haji Camps at a nominal price for the benefit of
the pilgrims. Hajj booklets Anwar-e-Harmain and Aamal-e-Hajj will be provided
to the pilgrims to enable them to prepare for Hajj.
AAB-E-ZAM
ZAM
The pilgrims are
allowed to bring 10 liter can of Aab-e-Zam Zam free of cost with their luggage.
SUIT-CASE
PIA will
provide each haji a suitcase as per specifications, given by Saudi authorities.
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