Every Year There Are 2 Million Marriages But The Number Of Penghulu Is Just Like That, 10 Years From Now, Menag Yaqut Predicts This

Illustration-Palangka Raya Mayor Fairid Naparin and his wife (PHOTO VIA ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas mentioned the issue of the number of penghulu in Indonesia during a working meeting with Commission VIII of the DPR RI, Monday, January 24.

Minister of Religion Yaqut predicts that Indonesia will have a shortage of leaders for at least the next 10 years. The number of penghulu in Indonesia is 8,978 people.

"The shortage of penghulu will occur in the next 10 years, where half of the number of penghulu will enter retirement period as civil servants or on average will retire as many as 400 people every year," Yaqut said in a meeting monitored online in Jakarta. reported by Antara.

Minister of Religion Yaqut added that the current number of penghulu is still half of the ideal conditions for serving weddings. Moreover, every year there are two million marriages spread over 5,901 religious affairs offices (KUA).

With this data, it will have an impact on the lack of quantity of penghulu and correlate with the quality of public services. Therefore, the Ministry of Religion continues to try to increase the quota for formation of penghulu candidates, even though each year it is only able to attract 150 people.

"With this condition, of course, the support from Commission VIII will be very helpful in realizing the target of fulfilling the quota for penghulu throughout Indonesia," he said.