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        "id": 1666409,
        "msgid": "president-requests-end-to-hajj-queues-here-is-the-ministrys-strategy-1775721056",
        "date": "2026-04-09 14:21:57",
        "title": "President Requests End to Hajj Queues, Here is the Ministry's Strategy",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is exploring ways to eliminate long waiting lists for the Hajj pilgrimage, as directed by the President, to better accommodate millions of prospective pilgrims. Deputy Minister Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak explained that the current queues stem from increasing registrations against limited quotas set by Saudi Arabia, and the ministry is considering a flexible ticketing system similar to direct purchases. This reform aims to make the process fairer and more efficient, drawing comparisons with systems in countries like Malaysia and India.",
        "content": "<p>The government is studying a scheme for organising the Hajj\npilgrimage without queues, while still ensuring protection for millions\nof prospective pilgrims who have been waiting for a long time. Deputy\nMinister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak stated that the\nidea is currently in the discussion stage and has not yet become a\ndecision. \u201cThe President now wants us to think about how to make Hajj\nwithout queuing. So, Hajj without queuing. That is what we are\nformulating,\u201d said Dahnil in Jakarta on Thursday (9\/4\/2026). He\nexplained that the long Hajj queues in Indonesia are inseparable from\nHajj financial management, which causes the number of registrants to\ncontinue increasing, while the quota is limited. \u201cThe more there are\n(registrants), the longer the queue,\u201d said Dahnil. As a comparison,\nDahnil mentioned that several countries have different patterns in Hajj\nmanagement. In Malaysia, long queues occur through the Hajj savings\nsystem. Meanwhile, in some other countries like India, he said, the\nqueuing scheme is not as long as in Indonesia. The government, he said,\nis examining the possibility of implementing a more flexible model,\nsimilar to a direct ticket purchase\/competition system according to the\nquota given by Saudi Arabia. \u201cSo we are given a quota of 200,000 by\nSaudi Arabia. Then we set the price. Then no need to queue. So each\nperson books directly, whoever gets it, they depart,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/president-requests-end-to-hajj-queues-here-is-the-ministrys-strategy-1775721056",
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