The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (RI MORA) plans to change the system of organizing the pilgrimage in 2013. One of the focus of which is to cut the number of waiting list departure. them.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (RI MORA) plans to change the system of organizing the pilgrimage in 2013. One of the focus of which is to cut the number of waiting list departure. them.

Efforts to change the mechanism discussed in the National Seminar on the Convention Hall Campus Perhajian UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Saturday (22/12).

Providing the Director General of Hajj and Umrah, MORA, Anggito Abimanyu said people often complain about the system is the implementation of pilgrimage, especially, about the line.


"There are some efforts that we have prepared, hopefully to reduce the distance of the prospective pilgrims departure time," said Anggito the AP after the seminar was presented.

He said the average distance anterian can reach 10 years. Because the number of applicants each year continues to increase. For this year alone, according to him, there are about 1.9 million of the pilgrims were waiting to depart.

With such problems, Anggito said later the MORA will seek to increase the quota, reducing bailouts Hajj and make a priority for people who do not carry out the ritual.

We are still reviewing the system, so that those who have to perform the pilgrimage, not depart twice, "he said.

However, the system is still in the design process. He hoped, in the year 2013 or later, selecting regulation could run to reduce waiting list prospective pilgrims.