The Palace Ensures That The Retret Of Regional Heads Remains Efficient Because There Is No Need For Lemhannas Training

Head of the Presidential Communication Office Hasan Nasbi gave a press statement at the Jakarta Presidential Communication Office, Friday (14/2/2025). BETWEEN/HO-Presidential Communication Office

JAKARTA - Head of the Presidential Communication Office Hasan Nasbi assessed that the retret or briefing of regional heads would be more efficient, because there was no need to undergo education and training from the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas).

Hasan explained that the briefing for regional heads is regulated in two different regulations, namely Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, which regulates the obligations of the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide training to regional heads who have only been elected for two weeks.

"There is also an order from the Law to Lemhannas to provide training to regional heads, the candidates for leaders are at least one month. Now these leaders are integrated together, so it's only seven days. The training from the Ministry of Home Affairs with the Lembannas training is now integrated," Hasan said while giving a press statement at the Jakarta Presidential Communication Office, Friday, February 14, was confiscated by Antara.

Hasan explained that the retreat for regional heads resulting from the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections will be carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with Lemhannas at the Military Academy of Magelang, Central Java.

That way, the briefing of regional heads is more efficient, in terms of budget and time, so that regional heads do not need to undergo two stages of briefing, from the Ministry of Home Affairs or Lemhannas.

The retret of regional heads, which will be held from February 21 to 28, 2025, is fully financed by the State Budget through the Budget Implementation List (DIPA) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The decision is contained in the Circular Letter (SE) of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 200.5/692/SJ issued Thursday (13/2) afternoon addressed to governors and deputy governors, regents and deputy regents, as well as mayors and deputy mayors throughout Indonesia. The regulation also revises SE Number 200.5/628/SJ which had regulated financing through the regional budget (APBD).

Hasan explained that the retret financing by the Ministry of Home Affairs was due to budget reconstruction, after the budget structure in the ministry experienced efficiency.

"From the regional governments, they actually already have a routine fee to collect from the elected regional head. The initial plan was cost sharing. But after the reconstruction of the budget with a new formula, the Ministry of Home Affairs was finally able to bear all the costs of the retreat in Magelang," Hasan said.