DKI Realizes 98 Percent Of Payment For Lack Of Salaries For PJLP Officers

Illustration - PJLP Officers from the South Jakarta Water Resources Sub-department are repairing the waterways, Jakarta, Monday (22/5/2023). BETWEEN / Luthfia Miranda Putri

JAKARTA - The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta has realized 98 percent of payments for the lack of salaries for Individual Other Service Providers (PJLP) in connection with the 2023 DKI Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) adjustment.

"We have paid PJLP officers in 648 Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) out of 661 OPDs who have completed the disbursement of the PJLP Rapel as of Friday (7/11) at 22.00 WIB," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Financial Management Agency (BPKD) Michael Rolando C. Brata reported by ANTARA, Saturday, November 18.

Michael also detailed that the disbursement of PJLP rapel through the Financial Management Agency (SBPK) in each region including North Jakarta has realized 100 percent or 125 OPD, East Jakarta has reached 99.32 percent or 145 OPD out of 146 OPD who have obligations, Central Jakarta has 96.24 percent or 128 OPD out of 133 OPD, South Jakarta has realized 97.06 percent or 132 OPD out of 136 OPD who have obligations, while the West Jakarta area has 97.52 percent or 118 OPD from 121 OPD.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is committed to paying wage rappers for 87 thousand PJLP in accordance with the provisions of the DKI Jakarta UMP in 2023.

"BPKD through the Financial Management Agency (SBPK) in each region is happy to help accelerate disbursement," Michael said when confirmed in Jakarta, Saturday (11/11).

The budget for the payment of the PJLP wage rapel already exists and has been allocated in the 2023 DKI Jakarta Revised APBD. The budget allocated to pay the arrears for the adjustment of PJLP's salary is IDR 300 billion.