TNI Is Much Involved In Vaccination, Quarantine To Tracer, Commander Andika Perkasa Consults With BPKP About Budget

Screenshot of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, General TNI Andika Perkasa (Photo Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa emphasized that his party is committed to improving the quality of governance and budget management, especially those allocated for operations during emergencies, including for handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Therefore, Andika heard directly from the Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) Muhammad Yusuf Ateh regarding orderly, transparent, and accountable budget management.

"We are on the pitch. We collaborated with various institutions, especially during this pandemic, many TNI soldiers were then involved. Therefore, studying the evaluation from the previous year, I would like counseling (consulting) with Pak Ateh and the team about the signs that are allowed and not allowed," explained the Commander to the Head of BPKP as broadcast on General TNI Andika Perkasa's Youtube channel in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, March 6th.

Andika conveyed that the budget for several TNI troop deployment operations during the pandemic came from other institutions, including government institutions. Therefore, input from BPKP is important so that the TNI can improve the quality of budget use and reporting.

"From the beginning, we want our management to deploy troops whose budget sources come from other institutions including BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency) and maybe the government can really be held accountable," added the Commander.

The head of BPKP welcomed Andika's intention. The two of them also discussed various rules and procedures for the use and reporting of transparent and accountable budgets.

The TNI is one of the parties actively involved in handling COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

The involvement of the TNI in dealing with the pandemic includes matters of quarantine, deployment of health workers, tracers, vaccinations, to assisting other institutions such as BNPB, Polri, Ministry of Health, to socialize health protocols and take action against those who violate the provisions.

In the activities of treating COVID-19 patients and vaccinations, military hospitals are also actively involved.

Not only that, the TNI also pioneered and managed the COVID-19 Special Emergency Hospital (RSDC) Wisma Atlet Kemayoran which became one of the main references for treating COVID-19 patients in Greater Jakarta.