Govt to refund Rs97000 to each Hajj pilgrim

Islamabad: The Ministry of Religious Affairs decided to return another 12 billion rupees to the pilgrims who performed Hajj current year under the government scheme.

According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, refunds of Rs97,000 to each Hajj pilgrim under the official Hajj scheme will start from Monday.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs stated that 22,600 pilgrims who did not get a place in Mina and did not benefit from the train facility will be refunded an additional amount of Rs21,000 per person.

Similarly, 18,000 pilgrims staying outside the center in Madinah will be reimbursed an additional amount of Rs14,000 per person.