The Malaysian government is utilizing the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) recipient listing to identify potential Haj pilgrims from the B40 and M40 revenue groups, while those within the T20 revenue group are recognized primarily based on an individual earnings of above RM15,000 per month. Unique in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, explained that the Pilgrims Fund Board (TH) has been working intently with the government to confirm the income info of potential Haj pilgrims utilizing existing databases.
“For the 1444H/2023M Haj season, forty five.7% of those selected 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 in the Dewan Rakyat.
He supplied this data in response to a question from Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman, who needed to know the factors used to classify the B40, M40, and T20 groups in choosing individuals to perform Haj for the 1444 Hijrah season..