November 29, 2012 4:57 PM

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Over 1,25,000 pilgrims perform Haj through Haj Committee in 2012

Over one lakh 25 thousand pilgrims performed Haj through Haj Committee during 2012. This information was given by External Affairs Salman Khurshid in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. He said as per bilateral Haj agreement signed between India and Saudi Arabia, the quota allocated to India for Haj-2012 was 1,70,000 with 1,25,000 to go through the Haj Committee and 45,000 through Private Tour Operators (PT)s). The Minister said 335 qualified PTOs were allotted quota during Haj-2012 on the basis of criteria laid down in the Haj-2012 PTO policy duly approved by the Supreme Court.

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