The Cost Of Hajj 2025 Is Down, The Minister Of Religion Calls It Because Of President Prabowo's Obsession – VOI English

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JAKARTA – Commission VIII of the DPR and the Ministry of Religion set the cost of the 2025 pilgrimage (Bipih) of IDR 55.4 million per congregation. This cost decreased compared to the cost in the 2024 Hajj season of IDR 56 million.
The cost of organizing the Hajj (BPIH) is set at IDR 89,410,258 per congregation. This cost decreased by IDR 4 million from 2024 from IDR 93,410,286.
Minister of Religion (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar said the decline in BPIH and Bipih in 2025 was due to the obsession of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. He said Prabowo wanted the cost of Hajj to ease the burden on the congregation.
“I just want to underline some very important points. First, this is President Prabowo’s obsession with us the Ministry of Religion and BPH (Hajj Organizers Agency), how can we work so that the burden on the congregation who will come is more easing without reducing the quality of the Hajj implementation,” said Nasaruddin after the DPR Commission VIII Hajj Committee Meeting, Monday, January 6.
Nasaruddin revealed that the cost of Hajj in 2025 should have increased. This can be seen from the spending budget in Saudi Arabia which is predicted to increase in 2025.
“The logic should actually increase because our budget in Saudi Arabia this year is predicted to increase,” said Nasaruddin.
“Then we also see that there are developments and add more with various other obstacles,” he continued.
However, Nasaruddin hopes that the reduction in the cost of Hajj in 2025 will not reduce the quality of services for pilgrims.
“Don’t let there be a decrease in the quality of services for pilgrims because our obsession as a government is that there are two, dedication and services. So we are serving and serving the congregation, not the business approach,” said Nasaruddin.

Previously, the Chairman of the MPR and Secretary General of the Gerindra Party, Ahmad Muzani, hoped that the cost of implementing the 2025 AD/1446 Hijri Hajj would decrease compared to last year’s Hajj costs.
Muzani asked the House of Representatives Commission VIII and the Ministry of Religion to cut the cost of Hajj to make it cheaper but the service for the congregation is also better according to President Prabowo Subianto’s wishes.
“Pak Prabowo really wants the Hajj service to run effectively, maximally. Then the waiting period that takes too long can be shortened. Then the sufficient cost, if possible, can be cut even cheaper with better service,” said Muzani, Monday, January 6.
“That’s why he formed a Hajj body, which is meant to provide better services for the congregation. What is meant by better service is better costs with more effective services because it (needs) better coordination,” he continued.
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