The Minister of Home Affairs will send 1,054 Praja IPDN to Aceh, to accelerate the validation of damage data.

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. (IST)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) has sent 1,054 Praja Institute of Internal Government (IPDN) personnel to disaster areas starting January 3, 2026 to accelerate the recovery of village governance and validation of damage data.

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian said the IPDN team would serve for one month in the most affected areas, especially Aceh Tamiang and North Aceh.

"His task is to help the village administration and revive village government," Tito told reporters at the Halim Perdanakusumah Integrated Post, Jakarta, Monday, December 29.

He emphasized that the main problem in accelerating assistance was data by name by address. The data was compiled by the local government, then strengthened by BNPB, BPS, the Police, the Prosecutor's Office, and BPKP to be fast and accurate. Data is sent gradually without waiting for it to be complete.

Currently, West Sumatra is almost entirely sending data, North Sumatra partially, while Aceh is still lagging behind. The government recorded 106,370 houses as light and medium damage as a priority for early disbursement.

In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also accelerated the Dukcapil service. Of the 52 affected districts/cities, only three Dukcapil had to stop completely. To date, 63,230 population documents have been issued free of charge, including ID cards, KK, and deeds.

Tito also revealed that 22 villages were completely lost or damaged and 1,580 village offices were affected, the majority in Aceh. This condition is the basis for the delivery of IPDN.

In terms of funding, inter-regional assistance has been collected Rp59.5 billion, consisting of APEKSI Rp5.7 billion and APKASI Rp5 billion, plus other support in the form of goods.

The Ministry of Home Affairs also issued a circular on the APBD Amendment as a legal umbrella so that the regions can adjust the budget to the post-disaster conditions.