Minister Of Religion And BPKH Invited KPK Bahas Fee Hajj

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) invited the Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Qolil Qoumas and the Implementing Agency for the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) today, Friday, January 27. They will discuss the costs of organizing the pilgrimage. "The agenda for the meeting will, among other things, discuss the progress of implementing the action plan for the Implementation of Hajj Implementation (PIH), evaluation of the 2022 Hajj or 1443 Hijriah, and the formula for determining BIPIH and BPIH 2023 or 1444 Hijri," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Prevention Ipi Maryati in a written statement, Friday, January 27. Ipi said the KPK has the authority to monitor state administration in accordance with KP Law Number 19 of 2019. Moreover, this is not the first time the anti-graft commission has highlighted hajj activities. In 2019, Ipi said, the KPK had reviewed the implementation of the hajj. The results in the form of recommendations were submitted to the Ministry of Religion and BPKH and have been done as part. However, it turns out that there are two recommendations that have not been completed. Ipi did not specify its contents but he ensured that the KPK would continue to provide assistance. "We have monitored the implementation of the improvement action plan carried out by the Ministry of Religion and BPKH in the period 2020 to 2022," explained Ipi. "Based on the results of the monitoring, there are still two recommendations that have not been completed. The KPK will continue to provide assistance in implementing all action plans," he continued. For information, the cost of Hajj is now in the public spotlight. The reason is that there was a proposal for an increase from the Ministry of Religion during a working meeting with Commission VIII of the DPR RI some time ago. At that time, Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said the financing burden was using a 70-30 percent scheme. As much as 70 percent or IDR 69 million is borne by the congregation, while 30 percent or IDR 29.7 million is borne by the government. In this regard, the Director General of Hajj and Umrah Implementation of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) Hilman Latief understands that the proposed increase in Hajj costs to IDR 69 million is not a popular policy. However, for the sake of sustainability and protecting the right to the benefit of the pilgrims, this is claimed to be done. "Maybe this proposal is not popular but Gus Men (Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas) did it to protect the right value of the benefits of all Hajj pilgrims while maintaining their sustainability," Hilman said in a written statement, Saturday, January 21. Hilman said the value of benefits sourced from the management of hajj funds by the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) is the right of all pilgrims from the country. "Including more than 5 million who are still waiting for the queue to leave," he said.