Central Kalimantan Ministry Of Religion Has Prepared Travel Documents For Candidates For Hajj

PALANGKA RAYA - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) of Central Kalimantan Province has prepared travel documents and other administrative documents for residents who are scheduled to leave for the Holy Land to perform the pilgrimage this year. "Technical matters such as administration including passports are ready. Just waiting. how much quota is given and others," said Head of the Central Kalimantan Ministry of Religion Regional Office Noor Fahmi in Palangka Raya, Thursday, April 14. Fahmi said that the regional government was still waiting for information from the central government regarding the distribution of quotas for pilgrims. "Usually, Central Kalimantan's quota is around 1,600 people. more, but for future departures, we are waiting for an announcement from the center together," he said. The Acting Head of the Hajj and Umrah Organization for the Central Kalimantan Ministry of Religion, Hasan Basri, also said that Central Kalimantan was still waiting for the distribution of quotas for pilgrims per province from the central government. He said that before There are 1,612 people who are scheduled to depart for Hajj in Central Kalimantan and their Hajj travel documents have been prepared.

"We'll just have to wait for the government's decision, how about age criteria such as 65 years and over. We can't make assumptions yet," Hasan said as quoted by Antara. He said that the pilgrims had also undergone COVID-19 vaccination. The Hajj rituals, according to him, will be carried out after the central government gets a quota of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and sets the distribution of hajj quotas per region. Hasan appealed to residents who are scheduled to go for Hajj and have paid off the cost of the pilgrimage to maintain their health while waiting for the government's announcement regarding the departure of this year's hajj. .