BPH becomes a ministry, the legislature asks that problems with the management of funds should be addressed

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission VIII of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Fight Factors Selly Andriany Gantina reminded the fundamental issues of the formation of the Hajj and Umrah ministry. He asked the new ministry to solve quota problems for the management of Hajj funds. “This new ministry must be able to answer the fundamental issues that were a concern of pilgrims, ranging from quota security, flight efficiency, accommodation and consumption quality, to transparency in the management of Hajj funds. Professional and accountable management reforms are key, so this change has a positive impact on Pilgrims,” (27/8/2025). Selly requested that the formation of the ministry be a momentum of the total system improvement. He also reminded its importance of preparing clear and measurable minimum service standards (SPM). Browse to continue the content “so that the pilgrims receive certainty of the right to service since departure while returning to the homeland in the Holy Land. We will oversee the policies taken by Hajj and Umrah ministry, in favor of pilgrims, and not just add a layer of bureaucracy,” he said. Furthermore, Selly said the changes in the Hajj Management Agency to the Hajj and Umrah ministry were strategic steps. He believes that the Hajj and Umrah ministry can also strengthen diplomatic relations between the Indonesian state and Saudi Arabia. ‘The position of Indonesia will be stronger in establishing diplomacy with the government of Saudi Arabia, considering that the implementation of the pilgrimage is very closely related to the relationship between countries, against the Saudi vision of 2030 and the realization of the Hajj economic ecosystem as a reflected by the President Prabowo with the Indonesian HajjjjjjjjjeM. It is also an emphasis sovereign, “he explains. It is known that the DPR has passed the review of the Number 8 of 2019 on the implementation of Hajj and Umrah. This law is the basis for changing the Hajj Organizing Agency (BP) to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. This approval was taken at the Fourth Plenary Assembly of Parliament for 2025-2026 at the parliamentary complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (26/8). The ratification of the law switched Hajj and Umrah Affairs, who were in the Ministry of Religion, to the Hajj and Umrah ministry. (WNV/Eva)