Bihar State Haj Committee

Bihar State Haj Committeeबिहार राज्य हज कमेटी

Statutory body overview
Formed| 2007
Jurisdiction| Government of Bihar
Headquarters| 34, Ali Imam Path, Harding Road, Patna, Bihar
Minister responsible|

* Mohd Zama Khan, Minority Affairs

Statutory body executives|

* Alhaj Abdul Haque, Chairperson
* Mohd Zama Khan, Minister of Minority Welfare
* Amir Subhani, Chief Secretary
* Dr. Safina A. N., Principle secretary
* Mohammad Rashid Hussain, Executive officer

Parent department| Government of Bihar
Parent Statutory body| Haj Committee of India

The Bihar State Haj Committee is a statutory body for Haj pilgrimage under the Ministry of Minority Welfare in Government of Bihar. It is located at the Ali Imam Path on the Harding Road, Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is built and managed under the Hajj Committee of India, and recognised under the Haj Committee Act, 2002. The committee runs a Haj House at Patna, the State capital named Patna Haj Bhawan. It is chaired by the Alhaj Abdul Haque as the chairman.[1][2][3] The committee looks over the Haj pilgrimage in the state of Bihar.[4] The Patna Haj Bhawan was inaugurated by Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar on 17 October 2007.[5]

## Events[edit]

* The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar attends the Farewell ceremony of the Haj travelers every year since the inauguration of the Haj House in Patna.[6]
* The Daawat-e-Iftar is organised every year in the holy month of Ramadan, which is largely attended by the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and other ministers.[7][8][9]

## Coaching[edit]

The Bihar State Haj Committee provides free coaching and education to poor Muslim students for the competitive exams like Bihar Public Service Commission exams since 2014.[10][11]

* In the 2017 Bihar Public service commission result, 50 students of Haj Bhawan Patna coaching Centre passed out.[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Haj Bhavan Patna: 'देश सुरक्षित रहे, इसके लिए आप सभी वहां दुआ कीजियेगा'- हज यात्रियों से बोले CM नीतीश". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
2. ^ "हज यात्रा 2022 : बिहार राज्य हज कमेटी पटना ने दिए निर्देश, यहां करें प्रशिक्षण, तभी जा सकेंगे हज करने - Haj Yatra 2022: Bihar State Haj Committee Patna gave instructions, do training here, only then you will be able to go to Haj". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
3. ^ "अब्दुल हक बिहार राज्य हज समिति के निर्विरोध अध्यक्ष निर्वाचित". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
4. ^ "Over 3,000 pilgrims from Bihar to go for haj from Gaya airport today". The Times of India. 2023-06-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
5. ^ TwoCircles.net (2007-10-18). "Haj Bhawan inaugurated in Patna". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
6. ^ "Nitish Kumar reaches Haj Bhawan in Patna leaves for Haj pilgrims | पटना में हज भवन पहुंचे नीतीश कुमार, हज यात्रियों को किया यात्रा पर रवाना | Hindi News, Bihar". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
7. ^ "JDU Iftar party: मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने हज भवन में रोजेदारों के साथ किया इफ्तार". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
8. ^ "Iftar Time : हज भवन में JDU की इफ्तार पार्टी, नीतीश और तेजस्वी मौजूद, भाजपा ने फिर किया बहिष्कार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
9. ^ "Iftar Politics: नीतीश कुमार के बाद आज जदयू का दावत-ए-इफ्तार, अब क्या कहेगी बीजेपी?". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
10. ^ admin (2014-11-26). "Bihar Haj committee announces free coaching classes for BPSC". Muslim Mirror. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
11. ^ "हज भवन में बीपीएससी पीटी की मुफ्त आवासीय कोचिंग, 1 सितंबर से आवेदन". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
12. ^ "101 Muslims clear BPSC; 50 coached by Haj Bhawan". www.awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 2023-09-09.