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India's Haj quota fixed at 136,000 in 2014

Jeddah: India's Haj quota in 2014 has been fixed at 136,000, the same as last year when Saudi Arabia slashed it by 20 per cent for all foreign pilgrims citing expansion work at holy sites.A



The Indian Haj delegation included Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao, Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai and other senior officials while the Saudi side included Hajjar, Undersecretary Hatem Qadi and other senior officials.  

The Indian delegation, which arrived on Saturday, discussed accommodation and transportation arrangements with the Saudi authorities besides several other issues related to Haj operations.

India has emphasised upon the introduction of an electronic service from this year's Haj season to expedite the Haj process, sources said.

Last year, about 1.5 million pilgrims from 188 countries performed the Haj to Mecca, Islam's holiest site.

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