Hajj 2025, April 15 -- The Kingdom of 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 over 52,500 slots for the annual Haj pilgrimage. The Ministry has now issued urgent directions to these private operators complete their process without delay.

LiveMint reported earlier how 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 had been allotted to private tour operators.

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