The Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India has invited tenders from flight operators in India and Saudi for Haj pillgrims for the year 2025. While the last date of submission of application forms is still November 14 the MoMA has given tentative numbers and defined the two laps and phases in which the trip to and from Saudi is expected to take place.
As per the tender notification the timelines are as follows:
LAP 1: Madinah
Phase 1 (Landing at Madinah):
April 29 till May 15
Phase 2 (Return from Jeddah):
June 12 till July 7break
Approximate Pilgrims: 51,301
LAP 1: Jeddah
Phase 1 (Landing at Jeddah):
May 16 till May 30
Phase 2 (Return from Madinah):
June 21 till 10 July
Approximate Pilgrims: 69,660
The tentative breakdown phase wise and embarkation pointwise of pilgrims is as follows:
EMBARKATION POINT |
LAP 1 | LAP 2 | Total Expected Haj Pilgrims | ||
Phase 1 Madinah Landing |
Phase 2 Boarding Jeddah | Phase 1 Jeddah Landing |
Phase 2 Boarding Madinah |
||
29-4-2025 to 15-5-2025 |
12-6-2025 to 10-7-2025 |
16-5-2025 to 30-5-2025 |
21-6-2025 to 10-7-2025 |
||
Ahmedabad | 5,000 | 7,910 | 12,910 | ||
Aurangabad | 79 | - | 79 | ||
Bengaluru | 8,220 | - | 8,220 | ||
Bhopal | 291 | - | 291 | ||
Calicut | - | 5,591 | 5,591 | ||
Chennai | - | 5,141 | 5,141 | ||
Cochin | - | 5,482 | 5,482 | ||
Delhi | 6,500 | 9,903 | 16,403 | ||
Gaya | 337 | - | 337 | ||
Guwahati | 1,725 | - | 1,725 | ||
Hyderabad | 2,000 | 7,128 | 9,128 | ||
Indore | 339 | - | 339 | ||
Jaipur | 3,060 | - | 3,060 | ||
Kannur | - | 3,910 | 3,910 | ||
Kolkatta | 3,000 | 6,288 | 9,288 | ||
Lucknow | 6,143 | - | 6,143 | ||
Mumbai | 10,500 | 16,391 | 26,891 | ||
Nagpur | - | 1,916 | 1,916 | ||
Srinagar | 4,008 | - | 4,008 | ||
Vijayawada | 99 | - | 99 | ||
Total | 51,301 | 69,660 | 1,20,961 |
*The above dates and numbers are tentative and subject to change on recieving final information on the count from the Haj Committee of India.
The other points mentioned in the tender notice include:
DISCLAIMER:
The information provided above is taken from the Tender Notice of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, which is a public document. Udaipur Times bears no liability on the facts presented with respect to the details in the Circular.
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