Hyderabad : Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali will release the Haj Application Forms (HAF) at Haj House in Nampally on Wednesday.
The Haj Application Forms would simultaneously be released in all the districts of Telangana, announced Telangana State Haj Committee Special Officer Prof. S. A. Shukoor in a meeting of District Haj Societies held today at Haj House. He instructed the office bearers of the Haj societies to create awareness among the Haj pilgrims of the districts
about Haj rituals and logistic arrangements that would facilitate them in performing Haj conveniently.
Prof Shukoor said that from this year the Reserve category of fourth timers has been abolished and only the pilgrims aged more than 70 years would be selected directly without Qurrah (Draw of Lots). He appreciated the efforts of the district Haj societies in rendering voluntary service to the Haj pilgrims and requested them to concentrate on submitting the Haj Applications Online.