Jaipur: Rajasthan Haj Committee here on Saturday said that as many as 2072 people from the state will go for Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year.
The Haj Committee chairman Amin Kagzi said that 2,499 applications were received from the state for Haj pilgrimage this year. However, according to the seats allotted by the Haj Committee of India, 2072 people will go to the Haj pilgrimage, he said.
Kagzi opened the online lottery for Haj Yatra 2022 at the secretariat today.
He said that for the Haj pilgrimage, guidelines issued by the Centre and as well as the Saudi Government will have to be followed.
It is mandatory for Hajis to get both doses of corona vaccine, he said.
Kagzi said that the lottery was not open for 19 districts because the applications received there were equal to or less than the allotted seats, therefore all those who filed applications in those districts will go to Haj.
However, the lottery was opened for the remaining 14 districts of the state, he added.
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