JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) and Chairman of the Task Force (Satgas) for the Acceleration of Post-disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sumatra, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, warned that there would be no engineering or manipulation in the implementation of post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Tito also asked all parties concerned not to make up projects, while reminding that any findings of irregularities are easily traced by law enforcement officers.
"Don't make it up, if it is made up, there is Mr. Kajari (Head of the District Attorney), there is Mr. Kajati (Head of the High Prosecutor), there will be later from the National Police, law enforcement, who will supervise, the problem later," said Tito as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 14.
The Minister of Home Affairs also asked the local government (Pemda) to accelerate the data collection of light, medium, and heavy damaged houses. According to him, accelerating the repair and construction of houses, including relocation, temporary housing, and permanent housing, is the key to reducing the number of refugees.
The government has set the amount of assistance for home repairs based on the level of damage, namely Rp15 million for minor damage, Rp30 million for moderate damage, and Rp60 million for severe damage.
He reminded regional heads to ensure that the assistance is actually used for house renovations and not misused, both at the government level and by the recipient.
The Minister of Home Affairs explained that the acceleration of rehabilitation and reconstruction was also aimed at restoring people's purchasing power. The government has prepared life assurance assistance, various social assistance, and the Waiting for Housing Fund (DTH) so that affected people still have purchasing power during the housing development process.
The Minister of Home Affairs also asked all regional heads to deploy the Social Service to list residents who have experienced a decline in their social and economic status due to disasters, so that they can be included in the data for social assistance recipients.
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