Ministry Of Law And Human Rights: Hajj Financial Management Law Needs To Be Revised

Head of the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights Razilu (red batik) when receiving souvenirs from the Head of BPKH in Padang, West Sumatra, Thursday (26/9/2024). BETWEEN/Humas BPKH.

The Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) assesses that Law Number 34 of 2014 and Government Regulation Number 5 of 2018 concerning Hajj Financial Management need to be revised immediately.

"The goal is to be able to answer global challenges, especially in investment in Hajj funds that are more productive and in accordance with sharia," said Head of the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Razilu in Padang, Antara, Thursday, September 26.

Razilu explained that the investment in Hajj funds in question is more about productive matters and according to sharia, such as adding aspects of direct foreign investment, mechanisms for sharing value benefits, and more transparent supervision.

According to him, the investment in hajj funds is currently still focused on safe instruments, but provides relatively low returns.

Therefore, it is necessary to find more innovative instruments that are in accordance with sharia principles and provide high value of benefits for pilgrims.

Razilu emphasized that hajj funds are people's funds so that management must be carried out in accountable and transparent ways. Inaccurate management will result in a decrease in public trust and damage the image of the institution.

In his presentation, Razilu said, there were three changes to the paradigm of Hajj and Umrah policies. First, increasing the capacity of Hajj and Umrah to more than 30 million individuals by 2030.

The second paradigm is related to the modernization of technology-based Hajj infrastructure and services. The last predigm change is the diversification of income sources through costs and changes to the Hajj and Umrah service systems.