Minister Of Religion Proposes Additional Hajj Quota For Waiting List Pilgrims

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JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas proposed that the additional 8,000 quotas given by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia be intended for prospective pilgrims for the next list of waiting lists for serial numbers.

"A total of 8,000 additional quotas are intended for prospective pilgrims for the next list of waiting numbers," said the Minister of Religion during a working meeting with Commission VIII of the DPR, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 17.

Previously, Indonesia received 221,000 hajj quotas, consisting of 203,320 regular hajj quotas and 17,680 special hajj quotas this year.

With an additional 8,000 quotas, this year Indonesia will receive 229,000 hajj quotas.

The Minister of Religion said the additional 8,000 hajj quotas were already included in the e-Hajj system, the Saudi Arabian vision application.

"The cost requirement for additional quota is taken from the value of the benefits, so we propose an additional fee of IDR 313,379,436,950.82," said the Minister of Religion.

He said the distribution of additional quotas must pay attention to factors such as the large number of registrants and the length of the hajj queue in an area.

Another factor that needs to be considered in the distribution of the hajj quota is the level of payment of the cost of Hajj travel.

The Director General of Hajj and Umrah at the Ministry of Religion, Hilman Latief, some time ago, said that the 8,000 quotas would be divided into 7,360 regular Hajjes and 640 for special Hajjes.

The criteria for regular Hajj candidates who can take advantage of additional quotas include the status of active installments, have never performed the pilgrimage or have not performed the pilgrimage in at least the last 10 years, and are at least 18 years old on May 24, 2023 or married.