DKI Provincial Government Allocates Rp4.4 Trillion for KJP-KJMU and Social Assistance in 2026

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has officially passed the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) for the 2026 Fiscal Year.

Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 4 of 2025 concerning the 2026 APBD was enacted on December 23, 2025, together with Governor Regulation (Pergub) Number 44 of 2025 concerning the Implementation of the 2026 Fiscal Year APBD.

In the structure of the next year's APBD, the DKI Provincial Government allocates a budget for education assistance and social assistance in the form of a card that reaches around Rp. 4.4 trillion.

"We hope that the 2026 APBD can be widely felt by the people of Jakarta," said Head of the DKI Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD) Michael Rolandi in his statement, Sunday, December 28.

In 2026, the Kartu Jakarta Pintar (KJP) Plus program is budgeted at Rp. 3.25 trillion and the Kartu Jakarta Mahasiswa Unggul (KJMU) at Rp. 399 billion.

Meanwhile, for social assistance, a number of budget posts that have been allocated, including the Jakarta Senior Card (KLJ) of Rp625.89 billion, the Jakarta Child Card (KAJ) of Rp100.10 billion, and the Jakarta Disabled Card (KPDJ) of Rp76.45 billion.

In the 2026 APBD structure, the allocation of the education sector budget is still one of the largest positions, with a value of Rp. 19.75 trillion or about 26.5 percent of total regional spending.

In addition to KJP and KJMU, the DKI Provincial Government also allocated a budget for the free private school program of Rp. 282.46 billion and the rehabilitation of schools and educational facilities of Rp. 126.12 billion.

Furthermore, the health sector received budget allocations for financing health services and strengthening facilities. Among them, BPJS Kesehatan amounted to Rp. 1.40 trillion, the construction of health facilities amounted to Rp. 360.49 billion, the provision of health equipment amounted to Rp. 165.16 billion and the White Army amounted to Rp. 43.49 billion.

Michael also explained that the mandatory spending portion for public service infrastructure reached 43.06 percent of the total regional spending outside of financial assistance. "If it is in accordance with the rules, at least it must be allocated only 40 percent," he said.

With this portion, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government allocated a budget of Rp3.77 trillion for the improvement of city infrastructure.

In addition, an allocation of Rp582 billion was also allocated for increasing productivity and sustainable economic competitiveness, as well as increasing the capital of competitive human resources worth Rp17.58 trillion.

The 2026 APBD also includes a budget for the creation of decent and self-sufficient community livelihoods of IDR 2.70 trillion, transformation of government governance of IDR 2.36 trillion, creation of mobility and transit-oriented areas of IDR 7.82 trillion, and optimization of low-carbon and climate-resilient development of IDR 6.27 trillion.

"In terms of public works and spatial planning, we divide it into several posts, namely flood control with a budget of Rp. 3.64 trillion, waste management of Rp. 1.38 trillion, and the construction of bridges and flyovers of Rp. 289.72 billion," said Michael.

For the transportation sector, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has budgeted for public transportation subsidies.

The details are, the Transjakarta subsidy of Rp3.75 trillion; the school bus subsidy of Rp105.38 billion; the MRT Jakarta subsidy of Rp536.70 billion; the LRT Jakarta subsidy of Rp325.28 billion and water transport services of Rp100.19 billion.

Meanwhile, in the employment sector, the budget is focused on training and improving the skills of the workforce.

"For employment affairs, we will continue to hold vocational skills training and Mobile Training Units (MTU) with a budget of Rp. 63.44 billion, SIM A training of Rp. 1.2 billion, the formation of self-employed workers of Rp. 4.33 billion, and productivity improvement training of Rp. 1.25 billion," said Michael.

For industrial and trade affairs, several budget posts were allocated, such as the program for the use and marketing of domestic products of Rp. 13.34 billion, the program for the empowerment of MSMEs of Rp. 17.59 billion, and the program for the development and planning of industry of Rp. 23.55 billion.

In the communications and informatics sector, the budget is allocated for technology services and city management support systems with a breakdown of Rp185.29 billion for CCTV camera maintenance and Rp18.25 billion for flood control systems.

"All of these programs will be implemented transparently and accountable," he said.