JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs proposes the cost of organizing Hajj worship (BPIH) 1445 H/2024 M with provincial average value of Rp 105 million. According to the mechanism for discussing the cost of Hajj, this proposal was presented by the Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to the DPR during the Joint Working Meeting of Commission VIII in Jakarta, Monday (13/11/2023).

This working meeting focused on the preliminary talks of BPIH and the establishment of the Panja (Working Committee) of BPIH in 1445 H/2024 M. The meeting chaired by the Chairman of the VIII Commission of the Parliament Ashabul Kahfi agreed on Moekhlas Sidik as the chairman of the panel who will lead a series of meetings to discuss the cost of Hajj 2024.

“The government yesterday held a working meeting with Commission VIII to discuss the cost of Hajj. The cycle is indeed the government putting forward the Hajj fee proposal. We propose a BPIH of Rp 105 million per worshipper. This proposal will be discussed by the panja to later agree on the cost of Hajj in 2024,” Yaqut said in a written message received by Republika on Tuesday (14/11/2023).

Law No. 8 of 2019 on the Organization of Hajj and Umrah Worship provides that BPIH is a certain amount of funds used for the activities of conducting Hajj worship. Article 44 states that BPIH is sourced from Hajj travel expenses that worshippers must pay (bipih), State Revenue and Expenditure Budgets, benefit bars, efficiency funds, and other sources that are legitimate under the provisions of legislation. So, this is still a preliminary proposal that will be discussed in the panja. If the prices in the field have been studied and examined, they are only agreed.