Ministry of Minority Affairs is the nodal ministry to conduct Haj pilgrimage in India.Haj pilgrimage for the Indian Pilgrims is conducted either through Haj Committee of India (HCoI), which is a statutory organization under the administrative control of Ministry of Minority Affairs or through the (HGOs).The quota of pilgrims is divided between Haj Committee of India (HCOI) and (HGOs).For Haj 2017, the annual quota of India was 1,70,025 pilgrims. In which, 1,24,940 Indian Hajis performed Haj through Haj Committee of India (HCOI) & 45,000 through (HGOs). For Haj 2018, the annual quota of India has increased to 1,75,025 pilgrims which is 5000 more than previous year.