Hajj 2025, April 15 -- Saudi Arabia has agreed to accommodate 10,000 Indian pilgrims after the Union government engaged with the Kingdom over the reported slashing of the private Hajj pilgrim quota for Indian pilgrims, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said on April 15.

The Ministry blamed private tour operators for India losing out on more than 52,500 slots for the annual Haj pilgrimage. The Ministry has now issued urgent directions to these private operators complete their process without delay.

According to reports, the fate of about 52,000 Indian Hajj pilgrims was uncertain as Saudi Arabia cancelled the zones in Mina (a stop during Hajj in the Kingdom) that were earlier allotted to private tour operators.

The issue was raised by Tam...