Haj pilgrims to deposit 1st instalment by April

Srinagar: The provisionally selected Hajj-2017 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir have been directed to deposit Rs 81000 as first installment by April 5, 2017. According to the Executive Officer of State Haj Committee, payment can be deposited online on Haj Committee of India (HCI) website (www.hajcommittee.gov.in) or offline in State Bank of India account number 32175020010 ‘FEE TYPE-25’ or Union Bank of India account number 318702010406009. He said that selected Haj devotees, who fail to deposit the first installment, shall be deemed to have cancelled their provisional selection.

The Executive Officer said that each pilgrim has to submit medical certificate as per proforma already hosted on the Haj Committee of India website or on State Haj Committee website (www.jkshc.com) along with the pay-in-slip by April 5. However, in respect of provisionally selected pilgrims of Jammu and Ladakh regions, medical certificate and the pay-in-slip can be deposited at the offices of the respective Deputy Commissioners by April 5, 2017.

—UNI