Censored is utilizing the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) recipient record to determine prospective Haj pilgrims from the B40 and M40 earnings teams, whereas those in the T20 earnings group are identified based on an individual earnings of above RM15,000 per month. Minister within the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, explained that the Pilgrims Fund Board (TH) has been working carefully with the federal government to verify the revenue info of potential Haj pilgrims utilizing current databases.
“For the 1444H/2023M Haj season, 45.7% of those chosen are from the B40 group, 52.3% from the M40 group and 2% from the T20 group,” Mohd Na’im Mokhtar stated in the course of the Minister’s Question Time within the Dewan Rakyat.
He provided this info in response to a query from Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman, who wanted to know the standards used to classify the B40, M40, and T20 groups in deciding on individuals to carry out Haj for the 1444 Hijrah season..