Pakistan

PITB's Hajj management system registers 374,857 applications for 2018

Through 13 designated banks with 9,581 branches involving more than 21,000 bank officials in online registration

Asif Mehmood June 25, 2018

Federal govt had announced a 67 per cent for govt and 37 per cent quota for private Hajj tour operators for this year. PHOTO: AFP

LAHORE: The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Hajj management system registered 374,857 applicants for Hajj 2018, Chairperson Umair Saif stated in a review meeting.

PITB successfully registered the applicants through 13 designated banks using online registration for ten days through a centralised system.

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The system aims to facilitate the federal government to automate end-to-end Hajj operations since the Ministry of Religious Affairs sought the PITB's help in 2013. The board also launched an online pilgrims registration platform for the automation of operations for Hajj in 2017.

So far, 1.6 million Hajj applications have been processed and over 900,000 pilgrims have been facilitated through this system. The process of balloting is pillared on four steps that ensure transparency, efficient management, usability, and convenience for all stakeholders.