The Government Ensures That Indonesian Hajj Candidates Are Protected By Insurance

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government has ensured that all Indonesian pilgrims for Hajj are protected by life insurance and accidents in the implementation of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage.

"As part of the protection, Indonesian regular pilgrims will get life insurance and accident insurance," said Haji Media Center (MCH) Officer Widi Dwinanda as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, May 16.

Widi explained that the insurance was given to Indonesian pilgrims since entering the dormitory, departure time, and when they were still in the dormitory during the repatriation.

The insurance, he said, was given to Indonesian pilgrims with certain provisions.

"First, the congregation who died was given insurance for at least the cost of Hajj travel or Bipih per embarkation," he said.

Second, continued Widi, for pilgrims who died in accidents, they will be given a two-time Bipih per embarkation.

Then, he continued, the congregation who had an accident, then received a fixed defect, then the amount of compensation varied from 2.5 to 100 percent of Bipih per embarkation.

All insurance-related management, he explained, was carried out by the Government through the Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah (Directorate General of PHU) of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) RI.

"Insurance will make claim payments via transfer to the congregation's account," he said.

This insurance, said Widi, protects pilgrims from entering the embarkation, until they return to their homeland through the debarkation of Hajj.