Bhopal: The state’s Muslim population will soon be able to make use of an additional 10,000 seats as part of India’s Haj quota. Saudi Arabia had recently increased the Haj seats for India.

The caretaker of MP Haj committee, Daud Ahmed Khan, stated that an additional 10,000 seats has increased the India’s Haj quota to 1,70,000 seats.

The chief of Haj committee, Sanwar Patel, revealed that with an increase in the number of seats, MP is likely to get around 8,000-10,000 seats for Haj.

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia had announced an additional quota of 10,000 Haj seats for India.

The entire lot of these seats was transferred to the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai.

The seats were to be distributed to the states/ Union Territories that have received applications in excess of originally allotted quota on the basis of proportionate Muslim population of the state/ UT concerned.