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CONSULATE
GENERAL OF INDIA, JEDDAH
Role of Various Agencies Like BST (Building Selection Team),
Building Selection Committee (BSC),
BMC (Building Management Committee),
Indian Haj Mission Makkah in selecting Buildings
for the Pilgrims in Makkah:
The
current practice of the acquisition of accommodation in Makkah is based
on a three-tier system comprising of: (i) Building Selection
Teams (BST) consisting of representatives sent by State
Governments or State Haj Committees;
(ii) Building Selection Committee (BSC) consisting
of members from the
Haj Committee of India and Consul (Haj)
together
and (iii) Building Management Committee (BMC),
a
high-level 3-member committee comprising
of the Ambassador, the Consul General and the Chairman, HCOI, that is empowered to take
decisions on any aspect
of the accommodation acquisition process depending on
the exigencies of the situation. The roles of each of these
agencies, the BST, the BSC and the BMC, are clearly defined so that
there is no ambiguity.
The
Building Selection Team
(BST):
The Building Selection Team
(BST) comprises of members sent on deputation by the
State Governments or the State Haj Committees. The BST
members assisted by the staff of the Indian Haj
Mission (IHO), Makkah inspects the buildings
on offer, measures them
and makes provisional recommendations
for their selection or otherwise on the basis of the norms
laid down in this document.
The Building
Selection Committee (BSC): The Building
Selection Committee
(BSC), consisting
of
members of HCOI
and Consul (Haj) together, is responsible for inspecting
each
and every building shortlisted
by the
BST and make final
recommendations
for approval or rejection. HCOI member and the
Consul (Haj) may inspect the buildings independently or jointly as
mutually agreed upon.
Apart
from the buildings for which papers are
submitted by landlords, lessors, recognized groups, agents
and
holders of Power of Attorney (POA)
through IHO, Makkah, the
BSC/BST
members may also identify buildings on their own by following the due
selection and approval process. It is obligatory
on the part of the BSC to
ensure that the due process is
followed and relevant norms and criteria are fulfilled
before a building is finally recommended
for selection.
The Building
Management Committee (BMC): The high-level 3-member Building Management
Committee (BMC),
comprising
of t he Ambassador, the Consul General
and the Chairman, HCOI, is evolved as
a fast-track mechanism in
decision-making especially during times of crises.
The BMC is expected to review the work done
by the BST and BSC and take decisions
on all matters pertaining to the accommodation
acquisition process for Indian pilgrims.
The Consul General, on behalf of the Building
Management Committee (BMC),
also makes random inspections of the
short-listed buildings so as to ensure that all
norms are followed in
toto
in the selection process. The Consul General
will also decide on the cases which may require the
intervention of the BMC, whenever there is any difference
of opinion between the BST & BSC or where
certain situations demand special dispensations.
The
Indian Haj Mission, Makkah
will provide all the necessary assistance to the BST/BSC
members in the following respects:- (i) making available
the list of all the buildings on offer; (ii) short-listing of the
buildings as per
their suitability according to the established norms
and parameters and assisting the BST in the measurement
of
all rooms and ascertaining the exact
distance of the building from the Haram
Sharief; (iii)
providing location maps, clearly specifying the
distance of each category and names of
all localities for easy identification of buildings;
(iv) informing the BST/BSC whether a building is new or re-hired
and in case of the latter, informing the old number of the
building and whether any complaints relating to the
building
were received in the
previous years, (v) giving support in
logistics like arranging accommodation,
transportation and putting adequate staff at the disposal of
BST/BSC members for effective discharge of their duties
(vi) providing telephone numbers of the
landlord/lessors to the BST and BSC members and
( vii) to provide the lists of the previously approved and
rejected building.
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