ðə kəmˈɪɾi ˈækts æz ɐ nˈoʊdəl ˈeɪdʒənsi fɔːɹ stˈeɪt hˈædʒ kəmˈɪɾiz ænd hɐz twˈɛnti θɹˈiː mˈɛmbɚz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ sˈɪks ɑːɹ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ stˈeɪt hˈædʒ kəmˈɪɾiz, fˈoːɹ ɑːɹ ˈɛksəfˈɪʃəl, θɹˈiː ɑːɹ ˌɛmpˈiːz, sˈɛvən ɑːɹ nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ðə ɹˈɛst kˈʌm fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ sˈɛndz lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɪlɡɹɪmz.
The committee acts as a nodal agency for state haj committees and has 23 members, of which six are elected by state haj committees, four are ex-official, three are MPs, seven are nominated by the central government and the rest come from the state which sends largest number of pilgrims.