Haj aspirants can now withdraw 100% money paid for pilgrimage

Aurangabad: With chances of Saudi Arabia’s government calling off the annual pilgrimage due to coronavirus outbreak, the Haj Committee of India has issued a letter to the aspirants giving them option to withdraw cent per cent of the money paid for the pilgrimage this year.
The letter issued by the committee’s CEO Dr. Maqsood Ahmed Khan, a copy of which is with the TOI, cites a communication received from the Saudi authorities on March 13 regarding temporarily halting of the preparations for Haj 2020.
‘As only few weeks are left for the preparatory work in Indian for Haj 202, yet Saudi authorities have not communicated any further development regarding Haj 2020,’ the letter reads.
‘In view of several enquiries received and concerns were expressed over uncertainty over Haj 2020, it has been decided by the Haj Committee of India that those pilgrims who desire to cancel their Haj journey this year, their 100% amount paid so far will be refunded without any deductions,’ read the letter, while appealing the pilgrimage aspirants to fill the given forms and email copies of the same to ceo.hajcommittee@nic.in along with copy of bank passbook/cancelled cheque. The forms are available at the Haj Committee office.