Good News, TNI Commander Agus Subiyanto Proposes An Increase In Money From TNI Soldiers

TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto and Kasad General Maruli Simanjuntak gave a press statement to journalists. (IST)

JAKARTA - This is good news for the ranks of TNI soldiers, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, to propose an increase in side dishes for TNI soldiers. It is hoped that this increase will be carried out professionally in carrying out their duties and can meet their daily needs.

The proposal for this matter was put forward during the fit & proper test of the TNI Commander at the DPR RI Building. General Agus Subiyanto when conveying the vision and mission of the TNI Commander and the implementation of the TNI Commander's priorities, namely well trained, well improved and well paired, where TNI soldiers must be trained, have sophisticated weapons and have good welfare.

Regarding the well-pad TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto again conveyed it before the media crew, after handing over the leadership baton of the Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) to TNI General Maruli Simanjuntak through a handover ceremony, at Headquarters, Jakarta, Friday, December 1.

The TNI Commander conveyed the issue of the welfare of TNI soldiers, that this had been reported to the President of the Republic of Indonesia in a limited cabinet meeting. "Some time ago, a limited meeting was held with the President followed by the Minister of Finance, then Bappenas, the Minister of SOEs and the National Police Chief, I conveyed that the soldier's side dishes were still below the standard, namely Rp. 88,000," he said.

The TNI Commander, Agus Subiyanto further explained that the side dishes were lower than the Indonesian National Police personnel. "When compared to the Police, it is very far away, the Police are already Rp. 200,000, - up to Rp. 300,000, - so I conveyed, and he agreed to it before 2024, hopefully it will be realized for ULP soldiers to be equated with the Police," he explained.