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        "msgid": "deputy-hajj-minister-dahnil-says-war-ticket-hajj-system-still-under-study-1777456408",
        "date": "2026-04-29 16:13:28",
        "title": "Deputy Hajj Minister Dahnil Says 'War Ticket' Hajj System Still Under Study",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's government is examining a fast-track 'war ticket' system for Hajj registration to address the national waiting list of 5.7 million pilgrims, which can take up to 26 years in some areas. Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak emphasised the need for a thorough review to ensure fairness for those already queued, aiming to shorten wait times without compromising equity. This initiative reflects efforts to improve access to religious pilgrimage amid growing backlogs.",
        "content": "<p>The proposal for a fast-track Hajj registration system, or \u2018war\nticket\u2019, is currently under the spotlight as the national waiting list\nfor pilgrims swells. The government is exploring this scheme as one\noption to reduce queues that now stretch to decades in various\nregions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is being studied to ensure we want to shorten the Hajj queue to\nmake it shorter,\u201d said Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar\nSimanjuntak at the Badung Religious Information Centre in Bali on\nWednesday (29\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The government expressed concerns over the national Hajj waiting\nlist, which currently stands at 5.7 million prospective pilgrims. The\nextremely long waiting periods even reach 26 years for regions with the\nlongest waits in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause now the queue is very long, 26 years at the longest now, and\nthere are 5.7 million people queuing,\u201d said Dahnil Anzar.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of this new system is hoped to provide a concrete\nsolution for millions of prospective pilgrims trapped in long queues.\nDahnil stressed that in-depth studies are needed so that the regulatory\nchanges still guarantee a sense of justice for the public who registered\nearlier.<\/p>\n<p>Dahnil affirmed that the discussion of this new scheme is the\ngovernment\u2019s effort to uphold the principle of justice for all\nprospective pilgrims. This step is taken to provide certainty so that\nthe public no longer needs to be trapped in waiting periods deemed too\nlong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, that\u2019s precisely the issue of justice, that\u2019s why we are\ndiscussing the scheme. Precisely because we want it to be fairer, so\nthat pilgrims do not have to queue longer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the policy is still in the internal maturation stage\nat the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. The final decision on the technical\nmechanism and implementation time for the \u2018war ticket\u2019 system has not\nyet been officially set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot yet, this is still being discussed,\u201d Dahnil concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/deputy-hajj-minister-dahnil-says-war-ticket-hajj-system-still-under-study-1777456408",
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