Politics · Indonesia · 2 days ago
Indonesia Seeks Local Support to Tighten Hajj and Umrah Services
Indonesia’s interior minister, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, has asked local governments to help improve Hajj and Umrah services.
He spoke after signing a joint circular in Jakarta with the ministries responsible for Hajj and health.
The plan uses national population records to check pilgrims’ details.
Officials hope this will prevent fraud linked to long Hajj waiting times, including duplicate registrations or using another person’s name.
More than 98% of Indonesia’s population, which exceeds 290 million, is recorded in the Interior Ministry’s database, according to Tito.
The government also plans to standardize fees for pilgrims’ health checks and vaccinations so prices do not vary between regions.
Local leaders are expected to work with regional offices of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to make the changes.
Indonesia’s home affairs minister urged local governments to help improve hajj and umrah services.
Muhammad Tito Karnavian said the changes aim to prevent fraud linked to long hajj waiting times.
He made the appeal after signing a joint circular on digitising pilgrim services using population data.
The central government also plans to standardise fees for health checks and vaccinations for prospective hajj pilgrims.
- Who
- Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian urged local governments to support the changes.
- What
- The government is improving hajj and umrah services, including digitising pilgrim services with population data.
- When
- October 9, 2026.
- Where
- The joint circular was signed at the Home Affairs Ministry headquarters in Jakarta.
- Why
- To reduce fraud that exploits long hajj waiting times and address differences in service fees between regions.
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We ask them (regional leaders) to follow up using our presentation materials, and the circular can serve as a legal basis for them to make improvements in their respective regions.
This can be resolved, cleared up, if it is handled in cooperation with the Home Affairs Ministry, which has Dukcapil.
Standardising fees, because some are expensive and some are cheap.
Tito signed a joint circular on digitising hajj pilgrim services using population data with the Hajj and Umrah Ministry and the Health Ministry.
After the signing, Tito urged local governments to work with regional offices of the Hajj and Umrah Ministry to improve services.
- Joint circular
- Digitisation of hajj pilgrim services using population data
- Signatories
- Home Affairs Ministry, Hajj and Umrah Ministry, and Health Ministry
- Population records
- More than 98% of Indonesia’s population of over 290 million was recorded on the Home Affairs Ministry’s server
- Planned changes
- Standardised fees for health checks and vaccinations for prospective hajj pilgrims
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