Jakarta, May 5 -- The National Hajj Commission (Komnas Haji) has proposed that the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) and sovereign wealth fund Danantara take on the role of funding the Indonesian Hajj village establishment plan in Saudi Arabia.

"The development of the Hajj village infrastructure could become a priority investment scheme for BPKH in the medium and long term, in addition to the existing investment schemes," Chairman of Komnas Haji, Mustolih Siradj, remarked here on Monday.

Earlier, during the inauguration of the Special Terminal for Hajj and Umrah at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, President Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to realizing the Indonesian Hajj village in Saudi Arabia.

The idea fo...