Haj, 2000: Pilgrims Accommodation at Makkah
|
Category |
Distance |
Rate |
Units Taken |
|
I |
0-600 mtrs. |
SR 1800 |
32.044 |
|
II |
0-800 mtrs. |
SR 1235 |
30,444 |
|
II A |
801-850 mtrs. |
SR I085 |
3,135 |
|
II B |
851-1000 mtrs. |
SR 900 |
2,258 |
|
|
|
Total |
67,881 |
Downgradation: Due to last minute increase in quota, some Category I accommodation status had to be downgraded. As per records, 2419 Category I pilgrims were put in Category II and some Category II pilgrims were put in Categories II A and II B.
|
Category |
Category I |
Category II |
|
pilgrims downgraded |
downgraded |
|
|
II |
202 |
|
|
II A |
106 |
3029 |
|
II B |
284 |
1974 |
|
Total |
2419 |
5003 |
7422 pilgrims are entitled to refund. Refund has been promised by Haj Committee within 2 months.
State-wise Actual Quota And Actual Number of Pilgrims
|
S.No. |
State |
Quota Based |
Actual |
(*) |
|
1 |
A.P. |
3885 |
3459 |
-426 |
|
2 |
Assam |
4186 |
620 |
-3566 |
|
3 |
Delhi |
58 |
3077 |
2496 |
|
4 |
Gujarat |
2366 |
7250 |
4884 |
|
5 |
Haryana |
504 |
867 |
363 |
|
6 |
J&K |
3318 |
4443 |
1125 |
|
7 |
Karnataka |
3437 |
4447 |
1010 |
|
8 |
Kerala |
4452 |
6969 |
2517 |
|
9 |
Maharashtra |
5005 |
10218 |
5213 |
|
10 |
M.P. |
2156 |
3614 |
1458 |
|
11 |
Orissa |
378 |
240 |
0.138 |
|
12 |
Rajasthan |
2317 |
3985 |
1668 |
|
13 |
Tamil Nadu |
2002 |
3537 |
1535 |
|
14 |
U.P. |
15827 |
13786 |
-2041 |
|
15 |
West Bengal |
10549 |
2227 |
-8322 |
|
16 |
Others |
644 |
714 |
70 |
|
|
Total |
70000 |
71033 |
1033 |
S.C. Cannot Repeal/Amend Statute
Shahabuddin's Letter to MEA, 6 May, 2000
While the Haj Committee Act; 1959 should be expeditiously replaced by a new Act, which has been on the anvil since 1978, the Order of the Supreme Court on 5 May, 2000 does not make sense to me. The Judiciary can neither repeal nor amend an Act. It was within its right to advise the Executive that some ex-officio members should be dropped or substituted because in the changed circumstances they have no role in the management of Haj. But how can it abolish the Haj Committee itself?
