JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, who is the Chairman of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction after the Sumatra Disaster, revealed that the government has approved a budget of IDR 100.16 trillion for permanent recovery after the Sumatra disaster.
He said that the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Sumatra has now entered the third phase, namely permanent recovery, after passing the emergency response phase and the transition phase. The government, he said, has also prepared a master plan for the development, after reviewing data from all affected areas.
"The budget that we have proposed and thank God has been approved at the government level, and we just reported to the DPR RI Task Force led by Prof. Sufmi Dasco Ahmad," said Tito after attending a Task Force meeting at the parliament complex, Jakarta, Monday, as reported by Antara.
Based on the master plan (Renduk), he conveyed that the permanent recovery phase would be completed within three years, namely 2026-2028. The budget of more than Rp. 100 trillion was also divided into three years of the budget.
"In 2026 the total is Rp38.9 trillion. Then for 2027, Rp32.9 trillion, and in 2028, Rp28.2 trillion. The total is approximately Rp100.1 trillion," he said.
According to him, the budget is also divided into each related ministry. The largest, the budget is allocated to the Ministry of Public Works (PU) to handle infrastructure development.
"The Ministry of PU is approximately Rp69 trillion for 3 years, this year Rp22 trillion," he said.
He also explained that Renduk also has priorities every year. In total, he said, there are as many as 11,512 development activities, such as roads, bridges, schools, and permanent housing.
"Well, the last priority, for example, the river that only has the ends, yes, that is in 2027," he said.
Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian during a press conference with Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Head of the Government Communication Agency M Qodari at the parliament complex, Jakarta, Monday (25/5/2026). (Antara - Bagus Ahmad Rizaldi)
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