Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Authorities and the Home of Representatives (DPR) on Monday agreed to set the price of the 2025 Hajj at Rp89.4 million (USD5,524.35) per particular person, and it is going to be partly funded by the federal government.
Abdul Wachid, the chair of DPR’s working committee on Hajj price, declared the precise price, Rp89,410,258.79 per pilgrim, throughout a joint assembly with the Spiritual Affairs Ministry on the Parliament Advanced right here.
Minister Nasaruddin Umar, Deputy Minister Romo Muhammad Syafi’i, and Director Common of Hajj and Umrah Hilman Latief additionally attended the assembly.
Wachid defined that potential Hajj pilgrims can be answerable for paying solely 62 p.c of the whole price, which quantities to Rp55,431,750.78 (USD3,425.33), whereas the federal government will cowl the remaining 38 p.c, or totaling Rp33,978,508.01 (USD2,099.65).
He defined that the Hajj bills will cowl round-trip airfare from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, lodging in Mecca and Medina, and the every day residing bills through the pilgrimage.
He additionally famous that potential pilgrims can deposit the quantity payable instantly into their Hajj accounts at banks and pay it in installments till the cost deadline.
The committee chair indicated that the Hajj price for 2025 decreased by 4.28 p.c from the 2024 price, which was Rp93,410,286 (USD5,772.16) on the time.
The ultimate 2025 Hajj price was additionally decrease than the ministry’s proposal at Rp89,666,469.26 (USD55,408.13), as conveyed by Director Common Latief through the earlier stage of the Monday assembly.
The primary batch of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims is deliberate to depart between Might 2 and Might 16 for the 2025 Hajj. Latief confirmed this data throughout a gathering with the DPR on Thursday (Jan 2).
In line with information from the Ministry of Spiritual Affairs’ Built-in Hajj Computerization and Data System, Indonesia’s Hajj pilgrim quota for 2024 was 241 thousand.
The determine comprised 213,320 common Hajj pilgrims and 27,680 particular Hajj pilgrims.
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