DPR Approves KKP Budget In 2025 Approved Rp6.22 Trillion, Minister Trenggono: We Maximize

Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian House of Representatives approved the 2025 Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) budget of IDR 6.22 trillion.

The details are 0perasial expenditure of Rp2.91 trillion (47 percent), consisting of employee operational expenditures of Rp1.92 trillion and office operational expenditures of Rp991.54 billion, while non-operational expenditures are allocated Rp3.31 trillion (53 percent).

"We will maximize the agreed budget," said Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono in a statement received in Kupang, Friday.

The details of the budget obtained based on the work unit, namely the Secretariat General, amounted to Rp571.25 billion; Inspectorate General amounted to Rp81.91 billion; Directorate General of Capture Fisheries amounted to Rp1.26 trillion; Directorate General of Aquaculture amounted to Rp937.84 billion.

The Directorate General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision amounted to IDR 827.11 billion; Directorate General of Strengthening Competitiveness for Marine and Fishery Products amounting to IDR 255.26 billion; Directorate General of Marine and Marine Space Management amounting to IDR 623.59 billion; The KP HR Counseling and Development Agency amounted to IDR 1.32 trillion; the Marine and Fishery Product Quality Control and Supervision Agency amounted to IDR 342.65 billion.

As for the details of the KKP budget ceiling design based on the program, namely, the fisheries and marine management program of IDR 2 trillion; additional value and industrial competitiveness programs of IDR 161.03 billion; environmental quality programs of IDR 310.2 billion; vocational education and training programs of IDR 259.43 billion and management support programs of IDR 3.5 trillion.

Regarding the agenda of the Physical Special Allocation Fund Policy (DAK) in 2025, it is directed to support the thematics of aquatic food production areas, especially strengthening food self-sufficiency through increasing fishery and salt production facilities and infrastructure, managing conservation areas and monitoring marine and fishery resources, as well as empowering fishermen, cultivating fish and processing and marketing fishery products.

"The proposal for the budget allocation for the Physical DAK for the 2025 Aquatic KP/Pangan refers to the regional proposal submitted through the BAPPENAS Krisna Application amounting to Rp1.3 trillion, consisting of the Provincial Proposal of Rp785 billion and Regency/City of Rp524.9 billion," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, September 13.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sudin, hopes that the budget can be maximized to run marine and fisheries programs that favor the community.

As is known, the theme of the Government Work Plan (RKP) in 2025 is to accelerate Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Transformation.

The development of the marine and fisheries sector is based on five blue economy-based policy directions, namely the addition of marine conservation areas; measured quota-based fishing; sustainable development of marine, coastal and land cultivation; supervision and control of coastal areas and small islands, as well as cleaning up plastic in the sea through fishing participation movements.