The State Haj Committee has issued guidelines to pilgrims to make the inital payment on or before the 20th of May.
The Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee has requested all the selected Haj pilgrims to deposit the first installment of Rs. 76,000 per pilgrim in the current account of the Haj Committee of India, the account number being "FEE TYPE-25".
The Committee's account is being maintained by the SBI through its "core banking" system.
Along with the initial payment and other miscellaneous dues, pilgrims are required to submit their original passports, along with one colour photograph each, measuring 3.5 X 3.5 cm. The photos should have a white background.
The Committee has made it clear that all the required documents, along with a copy of the pay-in-slip, must be submitted to the State Haj Committee on or before May 20, 2013.
Talking to reporters in Hyderabad, on Tuesday, SHC chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed said that the remaining amount and the amount for the air fare would be announced separately.
These amounts must be remitted to the aforementioned account, on or before the June 28, 2013.
SHC executive officer Abdul Hameed has requested all the selected Haj pilgrims to make the payment in time.
He also warned that if the monetary and documental submisions are not received in time, i.e., by June 28, 2013, then the Haj applications of the wait-listed candidates shall be given precedence over the selected ones (those who don't pay their dues, that is).
They further said that the pilgrims must correctly note the cover number and the bank reference number on the pay-in-slip, for future correspondence with the Haj Committee of India.
Pilgrims belonging to the Reserved Categories who have already submitted their original passports along with the Haj application form need only to submit the pay-in-slip to the State Haj Committee on or before May 20, 2013.
For the convenience of the selected pilgrims, information regarding the pay-in-slips for the advance and the balance amount are attached to the last page of the Haj guidelines booklet.
They can also be downloaded from the website of Haj Committee of India, i.e., www.hajcommittee.com. The pay-in-slips and the details of the selected pilgrims can also be downloaded form the same website.
In order to get a copy of the document, a selected pilgrim has to enter only his/her cover number and the amount to be paid. All other details will be automatically filled in by the computer. (INN)