Hajj season 1446 AH: Particulars of the Ministry of Endowments’ plans

Agadir 24 | Agadir24 /UAE

At the moment, Tuesday, Could 21, 2024, through the oral questions session within the Council of Advisors, the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Al-Tawfiq, reviewed the assorted measures taken by the Ministry to prepare the Hajj season 1446 AH/2025 AD.

The Minister defined, in his response to 2 questions throughout the framework of the subject unit concerning the group of this yr’s Hajj season, {that a} common assembly was held with the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah on October 4, throughout which he signed an settlement concerning transportation preparations for Moroccan pilgrims.

He added that the Royal Committee for Hajj held its assembly on November 9, and the lists of benefiting pilgrims, who have been chosen from these registered on this yr’s lottery, have been decided at 34,000 pilgrims (the official group is 22,500 pilgrims and the group of vacationer journey companies is 11,500 pilgrims).

The Minister said that Hajj bills have been set in proportion to the official group at 66,865.50 dirhams, highlighting that the efficiency date was set between January 22 and 31, and supervisors and pilgrims accompanying them have been chosen in line with the share of every prefecture or area, at a charge of 1 supervisor for each 47 pilgrims.

In response to the minister, the members of the executive, scientific, medical and media missions have been recognized and the primary group shall be dispatched on Could 9, along with holding conferences with the 2 provider firms. He defined that the primary flight through the outbound part will start the day following tomorrow, Thursday, whereas the final flight will start on June 10. Relating to the primary return flight, will probably be subsequent June 22, and the final flight shall be subsequent July 10.

The Minister indicated that coaching programs had been organized as of February, consciousness applications had been intensified by means of the media, preparation and recording of consciousness hyperlinks associated to Hajj and broadcasting them on varied channels, and steerage and steerage instruments had been ready, including that the “Mecca Street” initiative might be applied at Casablanca Airport.

As has been completed, the Minister continues to interact within the motion taken by the Saudi authorities of registering important traits, and coordinating with the sectors, establishments and our bodies members of the Royal Fee for Hajj intervening on this file.

Relating to the price of Hajj, the minister stated that its preparations are ruled by the providers offered to pilgrims, together with the journey ticket, lodging in Mecca, meals, breakfast and lunch, transportation between cities and websites (…), explaining that “the will increase that Hajj experiences between one technical and one other are as a result of providers and charges.” .