Ministry Of Religion: Probolinggo Regency Hajj Pilgrims Quota Only 440 People

Probolinggo Ministry of Religion Office/Photo: Antara

PROBOLINGGO - The Ministry of Religion stated that the quota of prospective hajj pilgrims (calhaj) in Probolinggo Regency, East Java in 2022 was only 440 people and this number was reduced by almost half compared to the quota for hajj candidates before the COVID-19 pandemic. also prepared as many as 63 reserve quotas to anticipate if any prospective hajj resigns or is unable to do so," said Head of the Probolinggo Regency Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) H Akhmad Sruji Bahtiar in Probolinggo, Tuesday 17 May. To the Holy Land this year, he has participated in a booster vaccination and currently his party is preparing a meningitis vaccine in collaboration with the Probolinggo District Health Office. each," he was quoted as saying by An tara.He explained that the 440 hajj candidates who will depart this year were taken from 776 hajj candidates who had already paid the hajj fee payments in 2019 based on the verification of the East Java Regional Office of Religious Affairs. COVID-19, so that 440 hajj candidates are departing this year and the rest will depart next year while waiting for government policies," he said. East Java gets a quota of 100,051 people. "We hope that the government of Saudi Arabia can increase the quota for hajj in the coming year, so that later pilgrims who have paid off can leave together, without having to go through the selection stages," said Akhmad Sruji Bahtiar.