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        "id": 1716971,
        "msgid": "south-sorong-allocates-rp300-million-for-prospective-hajj-pilgrims-1777895638",
        "date": "2026-05-04 18:16:02",
        "title": "South Sorong Allocates Rp300 Million for Prospective Hajj Pilgrims",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The South Sorong Regency government has allocated Rp300 million to support the departure of 20 prospective Hajj pilgrims this year, demonstrating the local administration's commitment alongside the Southwest Papua Province to facilitate their needs despite limited finances. The provincial government is providing Rp1.5 billion in assistance, with each pilgrim receiving Rp2 million and escorts Rp1.5 million, amid a decline in the total quota from 722 to 447 pilgrims across Southwest Papua and West Papua. Authorities are pushing for an increased Hajj quota due to strong community interest and harmonious interfaith relations in the region.",
        "content": "<p>South Sorong (ANTARA) - The South Sorong Regency government has\nallocated a budget of Rp300 million to support the departure of 20\nprospective Hajj pilgrims this year.<\/p>\n<p>South Sorong Regent Petronela Krenak in Sorong on Monday stated that\nthis budgetary support represents the local government\u2019s commitment, in\npartnership with the Southwest Papua Provincial Government, to\nfacilitate the needs of the prospective Hajj pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe regency government, together with the province, is fully\nsupporting the departure process of the prospective Hajj pilgrims. From\nSouth Sorong, we have already sent off the prospective pilgrims to the\ncity of Sorong as the next departure point,\u201d said Petronela.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that this year, there are 20 prospective Hajj pilgrims\nfrom South Sorong who will be sent to the Holy Land. Despite the limited\nfinancial condition of the region, the government is still striving to\nprovide maximum support.<\/p>\n<p>She hopes that all prospective Hajj pilgrims from South Sorong can\nperform their worship well and return to the homeland in good health and\nsafety.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, her side is also continuing to push for an increase in\nthe Hajj quota for South Sorong, given the high interest among the\nnative Muslim community in Papua to fulfil the Fifth Pillar of\nIslam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, we hope for an increase in the quota because the\nenthusiasm of the community is quite high, and interfaith life in South\nSorong is very harmonious,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Southwest Papua Provincial Government has also allocated a budget\nof Rp1.5 billion to support the departure of prospective Hajj pilgrims\nthis year.<\/p>\n<p>The assistance is provided in the form of financial support for\nprospective Hajj pilgrims and accompanying personnel. Each prospective\npilgrim receives Rp2 million, while escorts receive Rp1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Hajj pilgrims from Southwest Papua and West Papua this\nyear has decreased from 722 to 447 people. Specifically for Southwest\nPapua, there are 296 prospective Hajj pilgrims, including one member of\nthe Regional Hajj Escort Team (TPHD).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/south-sorong-allocates-rp300-million-for-prospective-hajj-pilgrims-1777895638",
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