Yaqut Cholil Shows Achievement, Ministry Of Religion's Performance Is Getting Better Through These 5 Indicators

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas stated that there were five strategic targets that showed his ministry's performance was getting better.

"There are five indicators of continued improvement in the achievement of the Ministry of Religion's strategic targets," he said at the 2021 Final Meeting on Monitoring and Evaluation of Program Achievements in the Human Development and Culture Sector which was followed from Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, December 29.

He explained the five achievements of strategic targets in the field of religion in 2021, first, the piety index of religious people which increased to 83.92 percent from the previous year which reached 82.52 percent.

Second, the index of religious harmony increased after in 2020 it was at 67.46 percent, in 2021 it rose to 72.39 percent. Third, the KUA service satisfaction index increased from 77.28 percent in 2019 to 78.90 percent in 2021.

"In 2020 there will be no survey. Currently, the KUA revitalization is being carried out as a priority program for the Ministry of Religion and we believe this achievement will continue to improve," he said.

Fourth, the opinion of the Ministry of Religion's 2020 achievements in financial statements won the WTP and the 2021 achievements are also expected to be WTP. The value of bureaucratic reform in 2020 is 75.32 percent, while for 2021 it is still waiting for the results of the RB value from the Kemenpan RB.

"The value of reform continues to increase significantly from year to year," he said.

In addition to strategic achievements, he said, there are seven national priority programs of the Ministry of Religion in 2021 which are monitored and evaluated by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture through the Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Presidential Staff Office (Sismonev KSP).

The seven national priority programs are the implementation of premarital marriage guidance for Islamic Guidance and Family guidance for Hitta Sukhaya on Buddhism, Smart Indonesia Program (PIP)/Smart Indonesia Cards (KIP) for religious college students.

In addition, facilitated houses of worship, substantive technical training on religious moderation for non-ASN religious instructors and Islamic boarding school teachers/ustadz in three priority areas (East Java, Central Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara).

In addition, the revitalization of hajj dormitories, revitalization of integrated hajj and umrah service centers (PLHUT), and increasing the competence of extension workers.

"For the reporting of action plans on the seven priority programs that have been set, in the ninth month of reporting, the achievement of the Ministry of Religion is 100 percent, and the target in the twelfth month or December, the achievement target is also 100 percent, which will be reported on the 1st until January 10, 2022," he said.