JAKARTA - Home Minister Tito Karnavian said the estimated budget needs for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in the Sumatra region reached Rp. 130 trillion for a period of three years.
"If for the budget for rehabilitation and reconstruction in the future three years, I say it is estimated at Rp. 130 trillion, for 3 years," said Tito as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 25.
The budget will be allocated for various sectors of physical development that are affected by disasters ranging from housing, infrastructure, schools, houses of worship, economic centers, to agriculture.
Tito detailed that the Ministry of Public Works itself has submitted a need of around Rp. 70 trillion for the repair of permanent infrastructure. The allocation of funds includes the reconstruction of bridges, roads, public facilities, to the handling of damaged rivers. If divided over a period of three years, then the average annual absorption of the budget reaches around Rp. 20 trillion specifically for the public works sector.
In addition to road infrastructure, the education sector is also a priority with the submission of repairs for more than 4,000 damaged school units. The Ministry of Religion also proposed an allocation for the rehabilitation of places of worship and boarding schools in affected areas.
The government also pays attention to the productive sector of the people through the submission of a budget of around Rp3 trillion from the Ministry of Agriculture for the improvement of irrigated land. The marine and fisheries sector and the improvement of traditional markets are also included in the list of the budget plan.
All proposals from ministries, institutions, and district and city governments will be combined by Bappenas into an Master Plan. This document is targeted to be completed by no later than April 1 as a condition for the disbursement of funds from the Ministry of Finance for the reconstruction and rehabilitation process.
Tito emphasized that this Master Plan must be prepared in detail to avoid overlapping budgets between institutions. The Minister of Finance will only finance programs that have been officially included in the planning document.
Therefore, the Minister of Home Affairs encourages the local government affected by the disaster to immediately provide data on its citizens who will receive permanent housing assistance in accordance with the criteria that have been established.
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