Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian today inaugurated the orientation-cum-training programme of selected Haj deputationists of Haj 2025 for two days on 22^nd and 23^rd April, 2025 at SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. In his inaugural address, the Minister of State, appreciating the role of Haj deputationists as crucial enablers in successful Haj operations, exhorted the deputationists to perform the duties assigned to them with utmost sincerity and commitment.  In total, 620 deputationists (266 administrative and 354 medical) have been selected this year in order to assist CGI Jeddah in effective Haj management in Saudi Arabia with the objective of serving Indian Haj pilgrims.

These deputationists have been selected through a rigorous selection process and during the orientation-cum-training programme, they are being trained on different issues including overview of Haj operations, role of deputationists, health issues, crowd and disaster management, and the Haj Suvidha App before being deputed to Saudi Arabia. Special emphasis is being made to acquaint  the deputationists with the functioning of Haj Suvidha App, which was introduced during Haj-2024 and played a crucial role in information dissemination and grievance redressal of Indian Haj pilgrims. Building on the success of the App during Haj-2024, the Government intends to further realise its potential by effectively providing training to the deputationists.

Further, since management of the Indian Haj pilgrimage is the largest logistical exercise managed by Government of India outside the country's borders, the orientation-cum-training programme for Haj deputationists would contribute towards  helping Indian pilgrims in successfully performing Haj.

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