# Haj pilgrims must pay Rs 1.25 lakh second instalment by 30 November 2026-11-07T00:41:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Haj Committee of India has directed all selected pilgrims for Haj-2027 to deposit the second instalment of Rs 1.25 lakh per pilgrim by 30 November 2026. The payment can be made through the e-payment facility on the HCoI website or the Haj Suvidha App using credit cards, debit cards or net banking, or via a specified pay-in slip at any branch of the State Bank of India or Union Bank of India. The committee said the unique bank reference number provided to each pilgrim's cover must be mentioned in the deposit receipt. It warned that failure to deposit the amount within the deadline could lead to cancellation of the Haj seat. The third and final instalment will be determined after finalisation of all expenses in India and Saudi Arabia and notified later. Greater Kashmir reports that the District Administration Ramban has issued a directive to publicise the schedule locally through print, electronic and social media. Update, 7 November 2026: Greater Kashmir reports that the District Administration Ramban has issued a directive to give wide publicity to the second-instalment schedule. The Assistant Commissioner Revenue has instructed Tehsildars to inform selected pilgrims in their jurisdictions, while the District Information Officer has been asked to use print, electronic and social media to disseminate the payment deadline. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Rising Kashmir and Greater Kashmir both report the Haj Committee of India's second-instalment deadline as a neutral administrative circular, leading with the date and amount without editorial framing. Rising Kashmir covers the online payment methods and cancellation warning in detail, while Greater Kashmir focuses on the district-level publicity effort by Ramban administration, naming local officials and media channels. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant, neither outlet adds commentary, criticism, or praise. The key operational question remains whether all pilgrims across districts will receive the notice in time to meet the 30 November 2026 deadline that both sources confirm. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - risingkashmir.com (neutral report) Neutral administrative notification, no framing or editorialising - greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) Neutral district-level publicity directive, no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Haj 2027, Haj Committee of India, Srinagar, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/haj-pilgrims-told-to-deposit-rs-1-25-lakh-second-instalment-by-nov-30/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/haj-pilgrims-told-to-deposit-rs-1-25-lakh-second-instalment-by-nov-30/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/