DPR Proposes TKD Cuts To Be Returned To Flood-affected And Landslides

Pante Dona Bridge, one of the main access connecting a number of sub-districts in Southeast Aceh, now leaves a steel frame eroded by the swift currents of the river. (Photo: Cahyo/Biro Pers Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the DPR RI, Muhammad Khozin proposed that the deduction of transfers to the regions (TKD) be returned to areas affected by floods and landslides, such as Aceh, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, as well as a number of other districts/cities that were also affected by disasters. Khozin assessed that the central government could issue discretion regarding the proposal.

"We propose that TKD cuts in areas affected by floods and landslides in West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh as well as regencies/cities in the area be returned to the regions for the benefit of post-disaster recovery through government discretion," Khozin told reporters, Monday, December 8.

Khozin revealed that the proposal was also based on a request submitted by the Governor of West Sumatra to the Minister of Finance regarding the addition of TKD to West Sumatra. Where, the West Sumatra Provincial Government needs adequate budget support to deal with regional recovery after the 'gododo' disaster.

"The official request of the Governor of West Sumatra illustrates the real condition of the regional government's fiscal capacity which was affected by floods and landslides," said the PKB legislator from the East Java IV electoral district.

Khozin explained that the existence of TKD for regions is very useful for optimizing public services in the regions. According to him, TKD funds are different from reconstruction and rehabilitation funds that are indeed allocated by the central government.

"Reconstruction and rehabilitation funds for affected areas are allocated Rp 51.81 trillion prepared by the central government. Well, TKD will focus more on public services in post-disaster areas," explained Khozin.

Khozin also emphasized that priority-scale policies are needed to accelerate reconstruction, rehabilitation, and optimize public services in disaster-affected areas.

"This emergency situation requires priority-scale policies for the benefit of the regions and communities affected by the disaster," concluded Khozin.

Previously, the Governor of West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Mahyeldi, wrote to President Prabowo Subianto to cancel the 2026 regional transfer budget (TKD) cuts of IDR 2.6 trillion to help deal with the hydrometeorological disasters that hit the area.

Mahyeldi said West Sumatra really needed adequate budget support amid efforts to overcome and recover post-disaster hydrometeorology.

"In the midst of efforts to overcome and recover post-detaster hydrometeorology, West Sumatra really needs adequate budget support," Mahyeldi said, quoted from ANTARA.

Apart from the President, Mahyeldi also wrote to the Minister of Finance so that the efficiency of the TKD for the region can be returned. The Governor of West Sumatra said that currently the area really needs support for disaster management.

According to Mahyeldi, the return of the allocation of these efficiency funds will be a reinforcement for affected areas in efforts to overcome, rehabilitate, and reconstruct infrastructure after being hit by a disaster. Moreover, the damage that occurred was quite heavy and spread across many areas.

Meanwhile, the West Sumatra Provincial Government noted that hydrometeorological disasters caused a lot of damage in a number of areas. In detail, 1,018 houses were heavily damaged, 1,787 houses were moderately damaged, 317 housing units were lost, 94 bridges were damaged, and a number of district, provincial and national roads were also affected.