Agreement With Saudi Arabia, Indonesian Hajj Quota 2023 A Total Of 221,000 People

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas during a working meeting with Commission VIII DPR RI, Thursday (19/1/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion (Kemanag) said that the 2023 Indonesian Hajj quota was set at 221,000 people according to the MoU between the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Saudi Arabia and the first flying group (cluter) to depart in March 2023.

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas in his statement said that the Indonesian Hajj quota in 2023 was set at 221,000 people according to the MoU between the Indonesian Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia on January 9, 2023.

"The quota of Indonesian pilgrims consists of 203,320 regular pilgrims and 17,680 special pilgrims," said Minister of Religion Yaqut in a working meeting with Commission VIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 19.

The quota for regular pilgrims is planned to include 84,608 pilgrims paid off for the 2020 delay, 9,864 pilgrims paid off for the 2022 delay, and 108,847 pilgrims that have not been paid off.

"The exhibition of Bipiah (Hajj Travel Biaya) begins after the issuance of the Presidential Decree and KMA BPIH which we plan to plan in the third week of February this year," said Minister of Religion Yaqut.

Minister of Religion Yaqut also explained that the plan for the 2023 pilgrims aged over 65 years amounted to 62,879 pilgrims.

He said, the schedule for the departure of the first prospective pilgrims for the flying group (cluter) to Medina is planned to take place starting May 24, 2023.

"The pilgrimage plan will be used as a reference for organizing the pilgrimage in the country and in Saudi Arabia," he explained.

Dalam Raker bersama Komisi VIII DPR RI tersebut membahas rencana perjalanan haji 2023 yang disusun oleh Direktorat Jenderal Penyelenggaraan Haji dan Umrah.

The plan is in the form of a list of stages and schedules for pilgrimage trips during the operational period of organizing the 2023 Hajj.

The schedule includes the departure of pilgrims from the country to Saudi Arabia, the schedule for the peak of the pilgrimage in Arafah, Muzdalifah and the implementation of Mabit in Mina, as well as the schedule for repatriation of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to the country.

Minister of Religion Yaqut explained that on May 23, 2023 pilgrims began entering the Hajj dormitory, May 24, the first batch of clusters began to depart for Medina.

Then the second batch of batches departed for Jeddah on June 8, the wukuf in Arafah took place on June 27, then the return of the first batch of batches from Jeddah on July 4.

"July 19, 2023, the return of the first batch of the second wave from Medina, and August 2, 2023, the return of the last batch," he said.