Ministry Of Home Affairs Affirms Cost Of IDR 1,000 For NIK Checks For Non-Public Service Profit Institutions

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) confirms that the imposition of a fee of Rp. 1,000 for accessing the Population Identification Number (NIK) is carried out for financial institutions such as banks, insurance, and the capital market.

This assurance was conveyed by the Director General of Population and Civil Registry (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, in response to the public polemic that arose. Most people think this fee is charged every time they will access the NIK.

"The non-tax state revenues are collected from institutions such as banks, insurance, capital markets," Zudan told reporters, Thursday, April 14.

Zudan then assumes that such charges are actually the same as admin fees when buying credit through applications or other activities. So, people don't have to worry about the IDR 1,000 fee that will be charged each time they check their NIK.

Moreover, before implementing this policy, Zudan ensured that an in-depth study had been carried out. Moreover, the application of Non-Tax State Revenue (PNPB) is applied to industries in the country.

"People think that those who have access to a NIK continue to pay, while public services from the government are still free," he said.

"There is no need to worry. The government has studied in depth. Non-tax revenues are applied to profit-oriented industries such as banks, insurance and capital markets. For BPJS health, social assistance, public services are still free," he added.

For information, the Ministry of Home Affairs some time ago stated that it was drafting a regulation on Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) for user data utilization services, which are currently entering the initial stage of coordination between ministries/agencies.

Each institution that uses a NIK will be charged Rp. 1,000 per one-time access. The objective is to cover the costs of maintaining and developing the Dukcapil system of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The NIK checking service has been free since 2013. So, this new regulation will be implemented this year.