ECC declares all received applications successful under Regular Hajj Scheme

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday decided that all received applications under Regular Hajj Scheme – 72,869 shall be declared successful without balloting.

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar presided over the meeting. The ECC considered a summary submitted by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on utilization of Hajj quota and its financing.

The Ministry presented details on the Hajj Policy-2023, number of applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme, unutilized quota under regular and sponsorship Hajj schemes and financial requirement. The ECC after discussion approved the arrangement/ modalities for Hajj Scheme-2023.

It also approved additional financial requirement of US$163 million of foreign exchange for Hajj 2023. Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan, Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Coordinator to the PM on Economy Bilal Azhar Kayani, federal secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.