Commission II Will Investigate The Mechanism Of The Ministry Of Home Affairs Withdrawing NIK Access Fees

JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the DPR RI Rifqinizamy Karsayuda said Commission II of the DPR will oversee and observe the mechanism of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) in collecting fees to access the Population Identification Number (NIK) of Rp. 1,000. withdrawn by the Director General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) so that it can be managed properly and accountably in accordance with existing laws and regulations," Rifqi said in Jakarta, Sunday, April 17. The maintenance of the information technology "server" can be achieved. According to him, the policy for the collection of fees for accessing the NIK will be regulated as well as possible by the Ministry of Home Affairs because most of it is carried out by ministries/agencies. Because it may not burden the community but the ministry/institution," he said a.

Previously, the government would charge Rp. 1,000 for every access to the population identification number (NIK) in the population database so that the government would have funds to maintain the population data system. Director General of Dukcapil at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, said hundreds of servers managed by the Dukcapil data center were too old on average. The average age is more than 10 years. Besides, the warranty period has expired. The components of the equipment are no longer produced (end off support/end off life). According to him, it is time for the servers to be rejuvenated so that public services can be better and to maintain the 2024 simultaneous presidential and regional elections so that they can run well in terms of providing voter lists. .