MUSCAT – The briefing additionally lined updates on transportation and crowd administration, together with normal indicators for the present season.
His Excellency Ahmed Salim Al Rashdi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Non secular Affairs and Head of Oman’s Hajj mission for 1447 AH, acknowledged that the Ministry’s method to managing the Hajj sector is grounded in a philosophy centred on enabling pilgrims to carry out this sacred ceremony in accordance with Prophetic custom, thereby fulfilling the sharia aims of facilitation and the removing of hardship. He emphasised that the pilgrim stays the highest precedence throughout all providers, with the appliance of the best requirements of governance, high quality, effectivity, and transparency, in full integration with varied native and worldwide companions.
He added that the Ministry has continued to reinforce its Hajj administration system by an digital platform for pilgrim registration, choice processes, and the procurement of firm and repair contracts. He famous that the system obtained an award because the world’s finest digital service for pilgrims, attaining a 99 p.c satisfaction price throughout the earlier 1446 AH season. The platform has additionally contributed to larger equity, transparency, and equal entry for pilgrims primarily based on exact and well-regulated eligibility standards.
He defined that over 42,000 Hajj functions have been submitted for the 1447 AH season, of which 14,000 have been accepted primarily based on accepted eligibility requirements. All accepted candidates have accomplished their journey necessities to the holy websites at a price of 100%, together with 13,560 Omani pilgrims and 440 resident expatriates. He famous that the general satisfaction price for the earlier Hajj season stood at 97%, with the mission aspiring to enhance upon this determine throughout the present season.
Throughout the press convention, the top of the Omani Hajj mission detailed the structured eligibility sorting mechanism, system opening dates for these wishing to register for Hajj, notification procedures for eligible pilgrims throughout varied precedence phases, and the ultimate deadlines for pilgrim entry into Saudi Arabia by land and air, along with updates on the second Hajj and Umrah Convention and Exhibition.
He talked about that, following the issuance of latest rules by Saudi Arabia in regards to the land transport of pilgrims, the mission instantly notified Hajj corporations and initiated direct coordination with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. This aimed to mitigate operational and monetary impacts on each corporations and pilgrims whereas working to search out various options to make sure seamless service supply.
He additionally highlighted a number of signature initiatives for the 1447 AH Hajj season. These embrace the “Hajj Lab” Initiative, designed to reinforce the Omani pilgrim’s expertise and develop a roadmap for future priorities, in addition to the Aviation Initiative, which helped scale back airfare costs by roughly RO 40 in comparison with final season.
He famous that the share of land-based pilgrims decreased from 5,122 pilgrims within the 1446 AH season to three,034 within the 1447 AH season. One other key effort is the initiative to broaden pilgrim dispersal planning through land border crossings, which launched a wise mechanism for real-time bus motion monitoring and fast emergency and disaster response. As well as, the “Awqaf Beit Al Rabat” Initiative raised over RO 200,000 for eligible beneficiary teams, whereas the “Hajj Firm Readiness Enhancement” Initiative goals to boost efficiency effectivity and enhance service high quality.
He additionally introduced the relocation of the Omani Hajj mission’s headquarters to a brand new website characterised by its proximity to the holy websites, availability of contemporary logistical providers, and decrease site visitors density – elements that may facilitate pilgrim entry and allow extra environment friendly operational execution.
