Minister Qoumas seeks an increase in women Hajj pilgrimage officers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Non secular Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has known as on the Directorate Normal of Hajj and Umrah to extend the quota of ladies officers for hajj pilgrimage providers.

“Particularly for worship guides. For worship guides, there must be extra girls guides than males guides,” the minister famous in his assertion obtained on Monday.

In line with Qoumas, the variety of girls hajj pilgrims is greater than that of males. Thus, the quota for girls worship guides must be adjusted in accordance with the wants.

For the pilgrimage, the Ministry of Non secular Affairs will even put together particular officers to serve aged pilgrims.

This 12 months, some 62 thousand aged potential hajj pilgrims should be served for the pilgrimage.

These officers can be skilled to serve aged pilgrims. As well as, the ministry has ready hajj dormitories to function disabled-friendly zones.

“The precept is giving consideration as a result of aside from older adults, girls additionally should be given extra consideration than males,” he affirmed.

The minister emphasised that officers tasked with aiding pilgrims can have competencies by way of hajj pilgrimage and providers for pilgrims.

To this finish, he highlighted the necessity to make sure that the officers are able to serve pilgrims via a range course of.

Earlier, Minister Qoumas and Hajj and Umrah Minister of Saudi Arabia Tawfiq Al-Rabiah inked an settlement on Indonesia’s 2023 hajj quota in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on January 8, 2023.

In a press launch issued on January 8, 2023, Qoumas famous that the hajj quota of 203,320 pilgrims has been allotted for normal hajj pilgrims and 17,680 for particular hajj pilgrims. Thus, the full quota for hajj pilgrims this 12 months is 221 thousand.

“In the meantime, for officers, this 12 months, we obtained a quota of 4,200 (folks),” he added.

He acknowledged that throughout the assembly with Minister Al-Rabiah, it was agreed that no age restrict can be set for hajj pilgrims this 12 months.

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