ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will pay Rs500,000 each to the heirs of a pilgrim of the Government Hajj Scheme in case of death and Rs150,000 in case of accidental disability of one limb during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
According to Hajj Policy 2019, Rs250,000 each will be paid to the Haji on permanent disability of more than one limb and Rs300,000 in case of an emergency evacuation of the pilgrim from Saudi Arabia due to illness.
He said that the ministry will continue the Hajj Mohafiz Scheme for risk management under Takaful to compensate the affected hujjaj of the deceased hujjaj in current year Hajj season.
Each haji of welfare staff would be required to contribute a non-refundable amount of Rs500 into the scheme.
The said scheme would compensate hujjaj staff against the losses.
