The Government Prepares To Return Hajj Quota Up To 100 Percent

Vice President Maruf Amin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Vice President Maruf Amin said the government would prepare itself to welcome the decision to return the hajj quota up to 100 percent.

"When it comes to quotas, I think in time it must come back (100 percent), because when things are normal, it will return to normal," said the Vice President in response to the return of Indonesia's hajj quota to 100 percent after the pandemic, quoting Antara, Sunday.

This was conveyed by Vice President Ma'ruf to reporters after attending Haul Al Maghfurlah Mama KH. TB. Muhammad Falak Abbas's 51st, in Bogor, West Java, Saturday night.

He said Indonesia had received a quota of up to 210,000 pilgrims, therefore the government had to prepare itself to dispatch pilgrims according to the quota.

He emphasized that handling hajj is not an easy matter. According to him, the determination of the cost of Hajj must also be more rational so that the subsidies provided are not too large and erode the hajj funds.

"Don't let (the funds) just run out, because it will make it difficult to go back. Therefore (the Hajj post) must be rationalized to make it sustainable, so sustainability must be maintained," he explained.

Furthermore, regarding the obligation of the pilgrims to participate in the Social Security Administering Body (BPJS), the Vice President views that there is no problem as long as it brings goodness to the congregation.

"Indeed, I have to be ready to do that. Indeed, at first I was certainly surprised, but when there was a good guarantee, which was good for the good of the congregation, I think it should be acceptable. We'll see the progress later," he said.