India and Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2027 agreement, fixing India’s quota at 1,75,025 pilgrims

India and Saudi Arabia signed the Haj 2027 quota agreement in Jeddah on Monday 9 November 2026, fixing India’s allotment at 1,75,025 pilgrims, ETV Bharat reported citing PTI. The Indian Consulate in Jeddah said Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju signed the bilateral agreement after talks with Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah.

What the Haj 2027 quota agreement fixes

The Consulate said in a post on X that the agreement secured “a quota of 175,025 pilgrims for India,” according to Free Press Journal. Saudi authorities set quotas in consultation with each government, generally based on a country’s Muslim population, ETV Bharat said. The reports do not say how the seats will be shared between the Haj Committee of India and private operators.

ETV Bharat, citing the Ministry of Minority Affairs, said the quota was also 1,75,025 for 2025, up from 1,36,020 in 2014. The figure matters because it caps how many Indians can perform the pilgrimage in a year, whatever the demand. The Consulate said the visit further strengthened the longstanding partnership between the two countries.

Key numbers

• 1,75,025: India’s pilgrim quota for Haj 2027 under the agreement.
• 1,36,020: India’s quota in 2014, as recorded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs and cited by ETV Bharat.
• 1,75,025: the quota the Ministry recorded for 2025.
• 6 to 9 November: the dates of Rijiju’s official visit to Saudi Arabia.
• 6th: the edition of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition he attended in Jeddah.

What Kiren Rijiju did in Jeddah

Rijiju travelled with Joint Secretary (Haj) Mohammad Afzal. On Sunday 8 November he attended the opening of the sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition and a ministerial conference chaired by Al Rabiah, ETV Bharat said. He also met Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, and attended a Diwali celebration at India House.

He chaired a review of Haj 2027 preparations with the Consulate, the Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Haj Committee of India. The Consulate said the two ministers “reaffirmed their shared commitment to a safe, smooth and comfortable pilgrimage for Indian Haj pilgrims.” Rijiju wrote on X about “a shared commitment to the welfare of pilgrims.”

What happens next

With the quota settled, the focus moves to preparations for the 2027 pilgrimage. The reports do not give dates for applications or selection. The Haj Committee of India took part in the review in Jeddah. For wider coverage, see our pages on India and Saudi Arabia.