Plans To Build 508 Decent Houses In 2022, East Kalimantan Provincial Government In The Revenue And Expenditure Budget Of IDR 25 Million Per Unit

Illustration of uninhabitable houses (Antara-Abd Aziz)

KALTIM - The Provincial Government of East Kalimantan (Kaltim) has allocated the construction of 508 units of Decent Houses (RLH) for underprivileged residents by 2022. The construction budget of IDR 25 million per house is taken from the East Kalimantan Provincial Government APBD.

"To realize a livable house, it is one of the priority programs of the East Kalimantan Provincial Government that has received appreciation from us at the East Kalimantan DPRD, to help underprivileged residents," said Head of Commission III of the East Kalimantan DPRD, Veridiana Hurak Wang in Samarinda, quoted from Antara, Sunday, September 25.

Previously, the Governor of East Kalimantan, Isran Noor, said that the RLH program did not stand alone because its activities involved three parties, namely from APBD funds, APBN, and from companies through CSR funds or corporate social responsibility.

"So far, the central government has provided assistance to the community for housing rehabilitation of around 25 thousand units until 2023. Of this number, around 5 thousand units are assisted by the allocation of funds from the East Kalimantan Regional Budget with a value of Rp. 25 million per house," said Isran.

As for this year, he said, there were 508 units of RLH whose construction was carried out in collaboration with Kodam VI/Maluwarman in three cities, namely Balikpapan, Samarinda, and Bontang with a value of Rp115 million per unit.

"All companies have committed to distributing CSR so that the target of 508 livable houses is immediately realized and beneficial for the community. This program continues until the target of 35 thousand RLH units is achieved," he said.

The target of 35 thousand RLH is realized in stages per year, namely this year as many as 508 units, in 2023 as many as 258 units, and the rest for the next few years with CSR support from PT Bankaltimtara, PT Insani Bara Perkasa, and PT Gunung Bayan Group.