Hajj Quota 2022 Sleman Regency 549 Congregations, The Most In Yogyakarta

Deputy Regent of Sleman Sri Muslimatun with the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) DIY Edi Gunawan (Via ANTARA)

SLEMAN - The Office of the Ministry of Religion of Sleman Regency stated that the Sleman Regency Hajj quota for 2022 was 549 prospective pilgrims and was the most in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

"The quota for Hajj in Sleman this year is more than the quota for other districts/cities in DIY. The quota for Hajj in DIY this year is set at 1,427 pilgrims," said Head of the Hajj Organizing Section of the Sleman Ministry of Religion, Solikhan Amin in Sleman, Wednesday.

According to him, from the Yogyakarta Hajj quota of 1,427 pilgrims, 549 people came from the Sleman area, Yogyakarta City as many as 152 people, Bantul Regency 415 people, Gunung Kidul 190 people and Kulon Progo 121 people.

"The reserve quota provided in DIY is 125 people," he said.

He said the Sleman Ministry of Religion was still waiting for the issuance of the Decree of the Minister of Religion (KMA) and Technical Instructions (Juknis) related to the regulations for the implementation of the Hajj pilgrimage in 2022.

"The information on the quota estimate is still fluctuating, it is possible that there will be changes," he said.

Solikhan said that the age of the pilgrims who departed for Hajj this year was a maximum of 65 years as of July 8, 2022.

"The age factor is indeed a consideration for the departure of pilgrims this year," he said.

In addition, he said, prospective pilgrims who will depart must have received booster vaccines and meningitis vaccines.

"We hope to immediately hand over the passports for visa applications," he said.

He said the companion pilgrims (merger) this year could not be fulfilled, given the limited quota for hajj given by Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims who are registered as hajj candidates and will delay their departure must make a stamped statement letter, the last one was submitted Tuesday (26/4) at the Ministry of Religion of Sleman.

"If there are pilgrims who withdraw, then reserves can be proposed to depart," he said.

Regarding the timing of the pilgrimage, Solikhan said that the pilgrimage activities of prospective pilgrims were still the same as in previous years, namely for 41 days, especially now that Saudi Arabia has not imposed quarantine.

"For the Hajj rituals, it is no longer carried out eight times considering the increasingly pressing time. There is a discourse that the Hajj rituals will no longer be held at the KUA but will be held en masse at the Great Mosque of Sleman by presenting related parties, such as the Health and Immigration Service," he said.