Ministry of PU spends Rp106.78 trillion in 2025 budget, what is it used for?

Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo revealed that the realization of the PU Ministry's budget for the 2025 fiscal year (TA) reached Rp. 106.78 trillion or 95.23 percent of the total effective ceiling of the PU Ministry of Rp. 112.13 trillion.

This was conveyed by Dody in a Working Meeting with Commission V of the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 4.

"Based on the effective DIPA ceiling of the Ministry of Public Works for the 2025 fiscal year of IDR 112.13 trillion, as of the end of December 2025, the financial realization reached 95.23 percent, while the physical achievement reached 95.17 percent," said Dody.

According to Dody, the realization of the absorption of the 2025 budget is slightly higher than in 2024. "The absorption of this budget is slightly higher, around 1.43 percent compared to the absorption of the PU Ministry in the 2024 fiscal year which reached 93.8 percent," he said.

For information, the PU Ministry's budget is IDR 83.96 trillion as of July 9, 2025, then increased to IDR 86.60 trillion as of September 1, 2025. The budget rose again to IDR 111.73 trillion as of November 13, 2025, until finally the effective ceiling of IDR 112.13 trillion as of December 1, 2025.

It is known that the increase in the budget from November 13 to the beginning of December 2025 is due to the recording of toll road land assets by the State Asset Management Agency (LMAN) of Rp. 400 billion.

Dody assessed that the realization of the PU Ministry's budget and physical assets would increase again in line with the recording of toll road land assets by LMAN of Rp. 4.31 trillion.

"As well as the potential for additional physical achievements in work paid through the Year-End Budget (RPATA) until March 31, 2026. So, this figure will still change a little at the end of March 2026," he said.

The largest budget realization was recorded by the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Road Construction which reached Rp. 46.34 trillion. Followed by the Water Resources Directorate General of Rp. 38.13 trillion, the Strategic Infrastructure Directorate General of Rp. 13.94 trillion and the Construction Directorate General of Rp. 11.96 trillion and the General Secretariat (Setjen) to the Infrastructure Financing Directorate General of Rp. 1.76 trillion.

The following are the achievements of the 2025 Fiscal Year (FY) infrastructure output:

1. Directorate General of Water Resources (Rp38.13 trillion)

Construction of an irrigation network along 13,000 hectares (ha); Rehabilitation of irrigation networks along 123,000 ha; Flood control along 88.76 kilometers (km); Coastal protection along 14.41 km; Provision of raw water with a volume of 0.25 cubic meters per second; Construction of groundwater irrigation wells at 1,700 points; and Implementation of the Acceleration Program for Improving Irrigation Water Management (P3-TGAI) in 9,597 locations.

2. Directorate General of Road Construction (Rp46.34 trillion)

Construction of a new road of 113 km; Improvement of road capacity and preservation of 720 km of roads; Construction of a bridge of 2.5 km and duplication of a bridge of 3.3 km; Preservation of a bridge of 106 meters (m) and construction of 48 units of suspension bridges; Construction of flyover/underpass of 1,309 meters; Construction of a toll road of 27.88 km; and Routine preservation of roads of 47 km and bridges of 459.4 m.

3. Directorate General of Creative Industry (Rp11.96 trillion)

Development and improvement of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) with a volume of 1,250 liters per second for 7,971 household connections (SR); Waste water management on 23,170 households (KK); Waste management on 22,134 KK; Development of an area of 153.75 ha; Construction of buildings and buildings as many as 20 units of post-demonstration handling in various provinces; and Implementation of community-based infrastructure through activities to provide drinking water and community-based sanitation (Pamsimas) in 841 locations, LPK sanitation in 107 locations, waste management places reduce, reuse, recycle (TP3SR) in 31 locations; and Infrastructure, social, economic development program for the region (Pisew)

4. Strategic Infrastructure Directorate General (Rp13.94 trillion)

Provision of educational facilities through the revitalization of 556 religious schools, 164 People's Schools, 11 elementary schools (SD) and secondary schools; Rehabilitation and renovation of 14 colleges and religious colleges; Rehabilitation and renovation of 10 markets; Rehabilitation and renovation of three sports facilities, one cultural heritage facility, two health facilities and one worship facility; and Support for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Program through the construction of 220 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG)

5. General Secretariat (Setjen) to the Directorate General of Infrastructure Financing (Rp.1.76 trillion)

Used for operational salaries, non-operational salaries and management support as well as other technical tasks, such as management services, planning, supervision, human resource development (HRD), construction training and infrastructure financing.