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Competition Refresher
Competition Refresher published this article page no 44 the indian government has selected 140000 pilgrims for haj this year through the random digital selection process out of a total of 184000 applications received. over 10000 of the selected pilgrims are above the age of 70. a quota of over 175000 pilgrims has been allotted to india this year with nearly 35000 quotas given to private operators. medical insurance is mandatory for all pilgrims to ensure health and protection from any mishap. this year the largest-ever contingent of over 4000 women without a male guardian (mehram) will undertake the haj pilgrimage. saudi arabia hosts around 25 to 30 lakh haj pilgrims from across the globe each year to visit makkah with india sending the third-largest contingent of pilgrims competition refresher magazine subscription.