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JAKARTA: Indonesia鈥檚 parliament on Tuesday approved the establishment of a new ministry dedicated solely to Hajj and Umrah which will oversee pilgrimage services for millions of Indonesians traveling to 黑料社区 each year.

The world鈥檚 biggest Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia sends the largest contingent of Hajj pilgrims every year, while more than a million travel annually for Umrah.

Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed revisions to the country鈥檚 2019 Hajj and Umrah Law during a plenary session on Tuesday, effectively creating the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

鈥淭his ministry will provide a one-stop service (and) coordinate all matters related to organizing Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages, whether in terms of infrastructure, human resources or services for the pilgrims,鈥� said lawmaker Marwan Dasopang.

The changes were initially proposed to improve overall services for pilgrims and adjust to policy and technological developments in 黑料社区, he added.

Pilgrimage services in Indonesia were previously organized by the Directorate General for Hajj and Umrah Management, which operated under the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Earlier this year, 221,000 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims were among more than 1.6 million Muslims who traveled to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam.

鈥淭his is a new breakthrough, because (especially) when it comes to Hajj we鈥檙e not talking about managing just a few people, but a huge ecosystem,鈥� Deputy Speaker Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal told reporters in Jakarta.

鈥淲e hope that with this new ministry, services for pilgrimages will be further improved, more measured and continuously evaluated. The House of Representatives will be supervising closely.鈥�

President Prabowo Subianto is expected to appoint a minister to head the new ministry soon.

The Indonesian government has stepped up services for pilgrims this year, including the opening of a dedicated terminal for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in May at Jakarta鈥檚 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.