Govt releases funds
ISLAMABAD: The federal govt released funds to the banks for refunding the Hajj pilgrims. A total of Rs 12 billion will be returned to the pilgrims who performed Hajj this year.
A spokesperson of the Ministry of Religious Affairs said the banks will initiate the refunds to the Hajj pilgrims next week. The ministry has sent messages to all Pakistanis who performed Hajj this year.
The government will refund the Hajj pilgrims an amount ranging from Rs97,000 to Rs132,000. Hajj pilgrims have already received Rs55,000 for sacrificial animals.
Furthermore, the ministry requested Hujjaj from the private scheme to submit their complaints.
Earlier, the Ministry of Religious Affairs informed the NA’s committee about Rs 185,000 refund to each pilgrim who had performed Hajj under the government scheme.
The committee lauded the Hajj arrangements. The Ministry further said each Hajj pilgrim deposited a total of Rs1,175,000 Hajj under the regular scheme. The Ministry returned Rs55,000 to each pilgrim before their departure for Saudi Arabia.
Govt releases funds to refund Rs 12 billion to Hajj pilgrims
Meanwhile, in July the federal government decided to return Rs 12 billion to pilgrims who performed Hajj this year.
Religious Affairs Minister Senator Muhammad Talha Mehmood announced the decision. He said the Religious Affairs Ministry would refund a total of Rs12 billion to tens of thousands of Pakistani pilgrims.
The Ministry will return this amount to pilgrims who performed Hajj under the government-sponsored Hajj scheme.
More than 160,000 Pakistanis performed Hajj this year. The government has decided to return Rs 12 billion to Hajj pilgrims who could not get pre-paid facilities.
The minister stated this in a press conference in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. He also highlighted the effective cost-saving measures that allowed for the partial refund of the Hajj expenses. Hajj pilgrims will receive refunds in their bank accounts in the upcoming week.
