Coronavirus vaccine to be administered to those going for Haj pilgrimage from India: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

MUMBAI: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has announced that the central government is making arrangements to administer the coronavirus vaccines to those going from India for the Haj pilgrimage.

Naqvi made this announcement after chairing a meeting of the Haj Committee of India officials and Haj Group organisers at Haj House in south Mumbai. The last date for submission of application forms for Haj 2021 is January 10, the Minister said.

Embarkation point-wise estimated cost per Haj pilgrim has been reduced, he added. Naqvi said around 50 per cent of the total applicants so far are women and over 700 women have so far applied under the 'mehram' (male companion) category.