Cabinet approves general procedures for this year's Hajj

Having reviewed the report submitted by the Minister of Interior, who is also Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee, on organizing the participation of government bodies in the Hajj season, the Saudi Arabian Cabinet approved a number of procedures including:

1- Each body responsible for a key pilgrim service shall prepare a detailed plan for implementing the identified service in coordination with all concerned, participating or supporting bodies, provided that the plan shall include a precise identification of tasks, goals and role of each participating body as well as the required resources for each.

2- The concerned bodies shall submit all plans to the Minister of Interior (Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee).

3- The concerned minister -or his deputy- shall supervise, follow up and evaluate all implementation phases of the approved plan for carrying out the service during Hajj in addition to addressing all obstacles in the way of the plan. A daily report shall be submitted to the Minister of Interior, Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee, during all implementation stages.

The Cabinet approved licensing three insurance companies: (Wiqaya Takaful Insurance Company), (Al Rajhi Company for Cooperative Insurance) and (AXA Cooperative Insurance Company).

The Cabinet reviewed a report submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Planning on the progress of work to implement projects of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs financed by the budget surplus for the fiscal years 1424/1425H. and 1425/1426H. The number of projects stands at 1096 covering the Kingdom's regions.