DOP Rp1,000 Trillion Has Not Been Effective For The Welfare Of The Papuan People, Special Committee: What Went Wrong?

JAKARTA - Commission II of the House of Representatives stated that the central government's funds disbursed for Papua have not had a significant effect in various sectors in order to improve welfare and overcome inequality in the earth of paradise.

Guspardi Gaus, a member of the Special Committee (Pansus) for Papua Special Autonomy, said that during a Special Committee visit to Papua and West Papua, Monday, May 3, information was obtained that the special autonomy fund was mismanaged and there was a tug of war between the Papuan elites themselves. This information is based on Rafael Kapura's dissertation quoted by Firman Noor from the LIPI political research center.

According to the dissertation, another problem is the behavior of regional heads in Papua, which are difficult to find, in fact there are more than 60 percent of them in Jakarta.

"This shows that the complexity of the problems in Papua has involved the local government itself," said Guspardi, Monday, May 31.

This member of Commission II of the DPR agrees with the opinion that the Papuan special autonomy should not be interpreted as just a factor of money. Because the funds that have been distributed for the Special Autonomy Papua 2002-2021 reached Rp138.65 Trillion.

In addition, a budget of Rp.953 trillion was disbursed for the development of Papua and West Papua, with details of transfers to the regions and village funds (TKDD) of Rp.702.3 trillion from 2005-2021 and expenditures of ministries/institutions for the same period of Rp.251.29 trillion.

"This means that more than Rp1,000 trillion of funds have been disbursed from various sources of funds. But in reality it has not succeeded in accelerating Papua's development in various sectors," said Guspardi. This PAN politician also highlighted the data submitted by Bappenas, where there is still very little allocation of provincial government funds in two years. sector. In the education sector, Papua only reached 4.28 percent and West Papua 3.52 percent. Then, Papua's health sector has only reached 7.43 percent and West Papua's 2.56 percent. Meanwhile, the law has mandated the allocation of 30 percent of education spending and 15 percent of health.

"So it is natural that the Papua Human Development Index (IPM) is still low because the allocation of funds for education and health is still very minimal. The government should supervise and provide assistance so that local governments can maximize funds in the fields of education and health," said Guspardi.

In addition, he continued, questioning the Regional Incentive Fund (DID) that has been provided by the government seems to be in vain and has not been utilized by the City District in Papua. It turns out that 22 regencies in Papua and 4 regencies in West Papua have not received the Regional Incentive Fund (DID).

"It's not not yet optimal but it's far from fulfilling. What's wrong with this?" asked Guspardi. The legislator from West Sumatra also criticized the poor and problematic performance of Papua's special autonomy fund management. This is because data from Bappenas states that 51.7 percent of the City Districts in Papua received disclaimer and adverse opinions.

"This is certainly a sad thing. There should be assistance and supervision from the central government so that transparency and accountability in fund management can run properly," he explained. Therefore, Guspardi considered the government important to identify and harmonize the real needs of the Papuan people. As well as paying attention to the rights and dignity of indigenous Papuans (OAP) who are marginalized by preparing a comprehensive and integrated grand design. Likewise, the reform of the special autonomy fund management with an integrated monitoring system.

"Otsus Papua should be able to accelerate development, improve welfare and the Papuan people can catch up in various things. As expected and coveted by the people on this paradise earth," concluded the member of the Legislative Council of the Republic of Indonesia.

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