Sandiaga Asks Local Governments To Strengthen Collaboration To Develop Tourism And Infrastructure

Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Regional Government (Pemda) is asked to strengthen collaboration with related parties in developing its tourism potential. Also, it is necessary to promote such destinations through the implementation of events.Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno said, local governments are expected to collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to build basic infrastructure in the regions, whose funding has been prepared by the Ministry of Finance amounting to Rp32 trillion. "There has been an instruction from the President and funding from the Ministry of Finance amounting to Rp32 trillion to build basic infrastructure that is related to production centers, tourism, and also infrastructure related to transportation. So if you want access to tourist destinations in their regions (development) to be prioritized, please write to me and to the Minister of PUPR," Sandiaga quoted Antara, Sunday, March 26.

The government has prepared a total budget of IDR 32 trillion to repair regional roads in districts, cities and provinces in order to improve connectivity.

Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa in the State Palace area, Jakarta, Wednesday (25/1) said that according to the target in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), the government wants to increase the percentage of regional roads throughout Indonesia with a steady condition to 65 percent from currently only 42 percent.

President Jokowi has also ordered the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to become the leading agency in the construction and maintenance of roads in the regions.