BPKH Cuts Operational Costs by 18.59 Percent to Safeguard Hajj Funds

The Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) is implementing operational budget efficiencies for 2026 by cutting the operational cost ceiling by Rp100.31 billion, or 18.59 percent. The decision was agreed upon during a hearing with House of Representatives Commission VIII in the discussion of the BPKH’s 2026 Revised Annual Work Plan and Budget (RKAT-P). Through this adjustment, the BPKH’s operational cost ceiling, originally set at Rp539.63 billion, has been set at Rp439.32 billion. Head of the BPKH Executive Board, Fadlul Imansyah, stressed that the budget efficiency was carried out in a measured manner while maintaining all strategic functions of the organisation. “Although the operational budget has been reduced by more than Rp100 billion, BPKH is optimistic that the quality of service to pilgrims, institutional governance, and the performance of hajj financial investment development throughout 2026 will remain optimally maintained, trustworthy, and professional. This efficiency is actually a momentum to strengthen a work culture that is more effective, adaptive, and results-oriented,” he said. Fadlul explained that the policy is also a form of BPKH’s alignment with the government’s policy direction in encouraging spending efficiency across all ministries and agencies. The efficiency is also part of a strategy to strengthen institutional resilience in managing the trust funds belonging to millions of prospective Indonesian hajj pilgrims. “The ultimate goal of all the efficiency measures we are taking is to maintain the sustainability of the hajj funds. Hajj funds are trust funds belonging to pilgrims that must be managed carefully, efficiently, productively, and responsibly so that their benefit value is maintained, both for current pilgrims and future generations of pilgrims,” he asserted. Member of the BPKH Executive Board for Planning and Direct Investment, M. Arief Mufraini, said that the operational budget adjustment was made through a comprehensive evaluation of all work programmes so as not to disrupt the implementation of strategic programmes or investment development. “Budget efficiency does not mean reducing organisational capacity, but optimising the allocation of resources to programmes that have the greatest impact. We ensure that the planning function continues to run optimally so that the direct investment strategy can be implemented prudently, productively, and oriented towards increasing the value of hajj fund benefits,” he stated. Meanwhile, Member of the BPKH Executive Board for Accounting and Finance, Amri Yusuf, assessed that budget efficiency is a form of strengthening the institution’s financial management discipline and implementing good governance. House of Representatives Commission VIII Deputy Chairman Ansory Siregar stated that the DPR approved the BPKH’s 2026 Revised Annual Work Plan and Budget (RKAT-P), including the adjustment of the Operational Cost ceiling to Rp439.32 billion. “Commission VIII of the DPR RI approves the BPKH RKAT-P for 2026, including the adjustment of the Operational Cost ceiling to Rp439.32 billion. We hope this efficiency measure will further strengthen BPKH’s institutional governance without reducing the quality of service to hajj pilgrims,” he said.