Minister of Religion said there would be an institute for people's funds to overcome poverty

Jakarta – Minister of Religion (Menag) Nazaruddin Umar said President Prabowo Subianto will create an Institute for Ummah Fund Management (LPDU). The funds raised in the LPDU can be channeled later to alleviate poverty. “Mr. President declared to form a fund management institute for the people, LPDU,” Nazaruddin said in his presentation when he released the results of the 2025 Pilgrim Satisfaction Survey in the SAWAH Besar area, Central -Jakarta, Wednesday (10/9/2025). Nasaruddin said the funds raised to LPDU will later be obtained from all religious communities in Indonesia. He said the acquisition of funds comes from Waqf, Zakat, grants, infaq, alms, Islamic financial institution funds, to Halal products. Browse to continue with the content “Now through BPS we will ask for help, how to measure it. The income and expenses of the people through the money of these people are extraordinary. If it is measured, we will get many benefits,” he said. Nazaruddin said that these folk funds could be used for poverty alleviation later. He no longer wants extreme poor people in Indonesia. “Our poverty needs about 20 billion, yes. For absolute poverty. Well, half of the Baznas. So, if it will be well coordinated, by his services (BPS head) later,” he said. “So God wants, it’s really that Muslims shouldn’t be poor anymore. There should be no more people who are hungry. There should be no more, very poor. Why? Because our trunks are concentrated and well organized,” he continued. Nazaruddin explained that the funds distributed so far in the community have never been measured with certainty. He gave an example of Fidyah funds every Ramadan there was no statistical figure. “Nothing, no one has ever found it. Although the number of Muslims is 20 percent today. 20 percent paid Fidyah, how many times it was tried,” he added. (WNV/WNV)