May 20, 2016
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Ministry invites sponsored Hajj applications by June 2
By: APP
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has directed corporate entities and public sector organisations to submit their sponsored Hajj applications by 2nd June.
According to a notification corporate entities and public sector organisations have been directed to submit lists of their sponsored labour, who are being sent to perform the sacred religious obligation on the reserved seats. As per the Hajj Policy this year, only 500 seats have been reserved in Government Hajj Scheme for labours that are sponsored by public sector organisations or corporate entities.
The applications of corporate sector entities should be submitted on a prescribed format through Workers Welfare Fund, while the public sector organizations must send their applications through their respective ministries. Along with the application the organisations should also submit the names of employee, father name, designation, computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) no, Passport no, address and contact no of both the office and home along with their mobile numbers.
The notification also added that the applicants of public sector organizations could only be sponsored through welfare budget or other than the regular budget as nobody is allowed to perform the Hajj under government expense. Owing to the limited availability of seats this year the ministry will review and short list applicants on case to case basis.
The corporate entities will be accommodated against reserved seats subject to payment of Hajj dues under the concept of "Corporate Social Responsibility. Three percent of 71,684 of Government Hajj Scheme 2,150 is reserved for hardship quota out of which 500 seats have been reserved for labours.
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