Attention, Please! Ministry Of Religion Of South Kalimantan Tabalong Still Waiting For Confirmation Of Payment Of 2022 BPIH

Head of Section for Hajj and Umrah Organizing at the Ministry of Religion Tabalong Husni Thamrin (Via ANTARA)

KALSEL - The Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) in Tabalong Regency, South Kalimantan, is still waiting for confirmation of the payment of the Hajj Implementation Fee (BPIH) for 2020 Hajj pilgrims who have already deposited to be able to go for Hajj in 1443 Hijri.

Head of the Hajj and Umrah Organizing Section of the Tabalong Religious Affairs Ministry Office, Husni Thamrin, said that prospective hajj pilgrims who had paid off their BPIH in 2020 could submit the evidence to the local Ministry of Religion Office.

"About 70 percent of the prospective hajj pilgrims have paid off the BPIH, including the reserve hajj pilgrims," he explained at Tanjung, Antara, Thursday, May 12.

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, prospective Hajj pilgrims have delayed their departure to the Holy Land since 2020, said Husni, causing several prospective pilgrims to withdraw their BPIH money and this year have to pay it back.

It is recorded that there are four prospective pilgrims who have repaid the 2022 BPIH from a total of 258 prospective pilgrims who will depart in 2022.

The 2020 BPIH repayment schedule itself is from 9 to 20 May 2022 with an estimated hajj cost of IDR 41 million.

Regarding the conditions for the 2022 hajj as conveyed by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia where the calhaj must show proof of a negative COVID-19 letter 72 hours before leaving for Saudi Arabia, the local Health Service has also not received the circular.

"We hope that the PCR test can be carried out in the district and the matter of whether the budget is borne by the APBD or not is still under discussion," said Tabalong District Health Office Head, Taufiqurrahman Hamdie.

In addition to the requirements for proof of negative COVID-19 letters, prospective pilgrims who can depart in 2022 are also only for those under 65 years of age.