Government Homework if Hajj Implementation Uses "War Ticket" System

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission, Mustolih Siradj, stated that there are several tasks (homework) for the government that must be completed if it wishes to implement the “war ticket” system in Hajj organisation.

“The first is that IT (information technology) must be strong,” he said via voice message to Kompas.com on Friday (10/4/2026).

According to Mustolih, strengthening the IT system is a crucial point, as there will be a huge surge in access at the same time.

This could cause the built IT system to suddenly stop or go down due to millions of people accessing it.

Secondly, Mustolih said, the public wishing to go on Hajj does not only come from areas with good internet facilities.

There are still many areas in Indonesia that are not well covered by internet, so they will have difficulty accessing the system with this “war ticket” model.

The third task is that many prospective Indonesian Hajj pilgrims are elderly, so conveying internet literacy will be very difficult.

Not yet official policy

Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, said that the “war ticket” discourse for public organisation is still in the form of discourse and has not become official policy.

He explained that the scheme is also being considered as a way out if there is a large increase in Hajj quota from Saudi Arabia.

“For example, a large quota increase. Later, Saudi Arabia in 2030 might accommodate more than 5 million pilgrims. That means the quota will definitely be increased as well,” Dahnil said, when met at the Tangerang Hajj Dormitory on Friday (10/4/2026).

“That means more than 150 percent. Is it possible not to cover it with current Hajj funding? It turns out it’s not possible. Why? Because the number is quite large,” he added.