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    "data": {
        "id": 1661468,
        "msgid": "beneficiaries-of-mudik-friendly-mosques-increase-by-122-1775606636",
        "date": "2026-04-07 17:03:56",
        "title": "Beneficiaries of Mudik-Friendly Mosques Increase by 122%",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Religious Affairs reported a 122% surge in the number of mudik travellers utilising Mudik-Friendly Mosques (MRP) during the 1447 H\/2026 CE Lebaran exodus, reaching 3.59 million visitors compared to 1.62 million the previous year. This increase highlights growing public trust in mosque-based services along major routes, supported by enhanced facilities and 24-hour operations at 6,859 mosques. The programme's success underscores the effectiveness of government-backed religious initiatives in providing safe and comfortable rest stops for millions during peak holiday travel.",
        "content": "<p>The number of beneficiaries of Mudik-Friendly Mosques (MRP) during\nthe Lebaran mudik and return flows for 1447 H\/2026 CE is increasing\nsignificantly. The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) recorded that\nthe number of mudik travellers stopping at mosques reached 3,592,348\npeople, a significant increase compared to 2025, which recorded\n1,617,641 people.<\/p>\n<p>This figure does not include mudik travellers who utilised viharas,\nchurches, and places of worship of various religions that also provided\nmudik-friendly services during the Lebaran holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Islamic Religious Affairs and Sharia Development, Arsad\nHidayat, stated that this increase indicates growing public trust in\nworship-based services along mudik routes. This is also inseparable from\nthe socialisation efforts carried out, so that the public increasingly\nunderstands the existence of Mudik-Friendly Mosques.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an increase of around 122 percent compared to the previous\nyear. This shows that mosques are increasingly trusted as safe,\ncomfortable, and open resting places for mudik travellers,\u201d said Arsad\nin Jakarta via a written statement on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the increase in the number of visitors is\ninseparable from the improved readiness of services in the field.\nThousands of involved mosques have been prepared with adequate basic\nfacilities and supported by administrators and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Arsad, in 2026 the Ministry of Religious Affairs\nprepared 6,859 mosques spread across various strategic areas, especially\non main routes such as Pantura, Trans Java, and Trans Sumatra. All these\nmosques operate 24 hours from H-9 to H+7 of Idul Fitri.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the programme involved 8,710 mosques with around 1.6 million\nvisitors. Arsad sees a significant increase in utilisation along with\nthe increasingly optimal quality of mosque services on mudik routes.\n\u201cThe utilisation rate has increased sharply. This indicates that the\nservices provided are increasingly on target and needed by the public,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/beneficiaries-of-mudik-friendly-mosques-increase-by-122-1775606636",
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