Deputy Minister Of Religion: Distribution Of Additional Hajj Quota Immediately Followed Up

Deputy Minister of Religion (Wamenag) Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi revealed that an additional quota of 8,000 people for Hajj was immediately followed up to be distributed to each region.

"Today (17/5) Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas held a working meeting with the DPR RI to report the use of an additional quota of 8,000 Hajj people," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 17.

The Ministry of Religion has made a proposed distribution scheme for each region in the country.

Meanwhile, the schedule for the departure of prospective pilgrims for the first flying group (cluter) is scheduled for May 24, 2023.

For the payment of the cost of the pilgrimage, he said, there was an extension until May 19, 2023.

"But actually from the reserve it is available to fill in if someone can't leave one day," he said.

Regarding the extension of the payment period for the cost of Hajj travel, the Deputy Minister of Religion said that one of the reasons was cyber attacks on Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) and several other factors.