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Haj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

The scheme aims to perform Haj Pilgrimage at Holy Mecca. The scheme provides an air fare subsidy of ₹24,000/- for each pilgrim and includes free medical facility while in Mecca. The applicant must be an Indian citizen who possesses sound health and has not performed Haj for the preceding five years.

Ministry / Department
Social Welfare Department, Puducherry
Level
State
Benefit type
cash
Last verified: Recently

What is Haj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia?

The scheme aims to perform Haj Pilgrimage at Holy Mecca. The scheme provides an air fare subsidy of ₹24,000/- for each pilgrim and includes free medical facility while in Mecca. The applicant must be an Indian citizen who possesses sound health and has not performed Haj for the preceding five years.

Benefit
- Air fare of ₹24,000/- is given as subsidy for each pilgrim. - Free medical facility is provided at Mecca. - Subsidy is distributed towards airfare to each and every pilgrim when he applies through the State Haj Committee. - The pilgrim should comply with the requisites stipulated for eligibility and application procedure.
Level
State — Puducherry
Ministry / Dept.
Social Welfare Department, Puducherry
Benefit type
cash
Key eligibility
- The applicant must be an Indian citizen. - The applicant must have sound health. - The applicant must not have performed Haj for the preceding five years.
Last verified
Recently

Benefits

- Air fare of ₹24,000/- is given as subsidy for each pilgrim. - Free medical facility is provided at Mecca. - Subsidy is distributed towards airfare to each and every pilgrim when he applies through the State Haj Committee. - The pilgrim should comply with the requisites stipulated for eligibility and application procedure.

Eligibility

- The applicant must be an Indian citizen. - The applicant must have sound health. - The applicant must not have performed Haj for the preceding five years.Area: PuducherryBenefit: cash

Documents Required

    How to Apply

    1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

      Step 1: The interested applicant may request the prescribed format of the application form from the Puducherry Haj Committee.

    2. Step 2: Offline application — step 2

      Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

    3. Step 3: Offline application — step 3

      Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, within the prescribed period (if any), to: Puducherry Haj Committee, Door No.1, 3rd Floor, Community Hall, Yanam Vengadasalam Pillai Street, MG Road Area, Near Meera Palli Mosque, Puducherry - 605 001.

    4. Step 4: Offline application — step 4

      *The application must be accompanied with a demand draft of ₹10,700/- drawn in favour of the State Haj Committee.

    5. Step 5: Offline application — step 6

      The Pilgrim shall send payment in the manner of demand draft on three spells.

    6. Step 6: Offline application — step 7

      A demand draft for ₹10,700/- towards advance foreign exchange in favour of the State Haj Committee. A demand draft for ₹61,000/- towards exchange, that is, food and accommodation at Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to be sent to the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai. A demand draft for ₹12,000/- towards air fare to be sent to the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai.

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