DPR Approves Proposed Rp4 Trillion Down Payment for 2027 Hajj

Commission VIII of the House of Representatives (DPR) has approved a proposed down payment of Rp4.07 trillion for the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage. The conclusion was reached during a meeting between Commission VIII, Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mochamad Irfan Yusuf, and the Head of the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH), Fadlul Imansyah, at the parliamentary complex on Tuesday (14/7). Commission VIII Chairman Marwan Dasopang stated that the disbursement would be used for a down payment on tents for next year’s pilgrimage. “Commission VIII of the DPR RI approves the need for a down payment transfer related to tent costs amounting to 858,743,189 Saudi Riyals and 64 halalas, equivalent to Rp4,007,471,080,797,” Marwan said. Following the meeting, Minister of Hajj and Umrah Irfan Yusuf stated that the payment must be made immediately as the deadline falls on Wednesday (15/7). He noted that the payment serves as a commitment by a country to send its pilgrims the following year. “The pattern carried out by the Saudi government is that this payment is considered part of the certainty that we will participate in sending pilgrims next year,” he said. Irfan added that if the payment is not made promptly by the deadline, the Saudi government will decide that the country is not sending pilgrims in 2027. Consequently, the pilgrim quota from that country will be transferred to other nations. “Likewise, if there are slots from other countries that we consider good and those countries have not yet paid, we will use those slots. That is the pattern of play in the Hajj,” he said.