New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Monday announced the Hajj Policy 2027, with Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju releasing the policy and declaring that the Hajj Committee of India has begun inviting applications from prospective pilgrims. Applications for Hajj‑2027 can now be submitted online through the Hajj Committee of India portal (hajcommittee.gov.in) and the Hajj Suvidha App, a move aimed at making the process more flexi…
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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday chaired a meeting to deliberate upon the roadmap for Hajj-2027 and analyse the pilgrimage conducted this year. At the review meeting held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC) in Delhi, the Union Minister expressed satisfaction over the successful conduct of Hajj-2026, during which 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims performed Hajj, said an official statement.Rijiju credited the successful conduct of the Hajj-2026 to the…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday began celebration of the 12 years of ‘Reforms Utsav’ led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, resolving to realise the dream of building ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ which will have no trace of poverty, an official said. In a message on social media platform X, Rijiju said, “#ReformsUtsav reflects the transformative journey of the last 12 years under the leadership of PM @narendramodi ji, where governance has evolved from enti…
Riyadh, June 1 (IANS) India’s Consul General in Jeddah, Fahad Suri, has extended his heartfelt ‘Haj Mubarak’ greetings to all Indian Haj pilgrims on the successful completion of the main Haj rituals.On the occasion of the commencement of the departure phase, he also conveyed his best wishes for the safe, smooth, and auspicious return home of all pilgrims, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah wrote on Sunday on social media platform X.Fahad Suri, along with Consul Haj Sadaf Choudhary, partici…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lauded the coordination between the Ministry and the Hajj Committee of India, which has won the Indian Hajj Mission two awards from the Saudi Arabian government. In a post on X, Rijiju said, “Proud to share that the Indian Hajj Mission has, for the first time, received two prestigious Labbaytum Awards from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for excellence in Hajj coordination & communication.”“The successful …
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday submitted a comprehensive recommendatory report on the rights of Muslim women in India to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development, and Ministry of Minority Affairs, urging concrete legal and institutional reforms to strengthen access to justice and socio-economic empowerment.The report follows an extensive national-level consultation organised by the Commission in New Delhi on August 1 las…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat State Waqf Board has appealed to all ‘mutawallis (administrators)’, trustees, Waqf institutions and stakeholders across the state to complete mandatory registration on the ‘UMEED (Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development) Portal’ by May 26, warning that no further extension will be granted under the prevailing legal framework.The Board has also activated a dedicated helpline for technical and procedural assistance during the registra…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Aiming to nurture women entrepreneurs, the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), completed the training of the first batch of the ‘Basics of Leadership Development’ programme under the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme (PM VIKAS), an official said on Monday. The JMI project, fully funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, aims to organise training of 450 women on leadership and entrepreneurship development under the …
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday criticised a fresh circular issued by the Haj Committee of India that asks pilgrims to pay an additional Rs 10,000 as differential airfare, citing the ongoing crisis in West Asia, and demanded that the directive be withdrawn with refunds issued to those affected.He pointed out that the extra charge is being imposed after an amount of Rs 90,844 per pilgrim has already been collected from those departing from Mumbai, raising conce…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Aiming to enhance employability and facilitate placement opportunities for 600 minority youth from Bihar by providing technology-driven solutions, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has signed an MoU with IIT, Patna, under the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme, an official said. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IIT Patna will train minority youth in emerging, high-demand roles such as AI technocrat and business analytics executive.T…