Minister Basuki Reveals Budget 2024 Focuses On Settlement Of Priority Infrastructure, Here Are The Details

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said the budget in 2024 would be focused on completing priority infrastructure development.

"The main priority of the PUPR Ministry's development program in 2024 is the first completion of the National Strategic Program (PSN) and priority activities through a multi-year contract or MYC, the implementation of the OPOR program (Operation, Maintenance, Optimization, and Rehabilitation), as well as the implementation of the President's directives, including market development, regional roads, drinking water, and schools," Basuki said in a working meeting with Commission V DPR RI, in Jakarta, Wednesday, August 30.

Basuki said, according to the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), all construction work in the 2024 fiscal year (TA) will be completed in 2024, so that the community can immediately feel the benefits of the infrastructure.

The budget ceiling of the Ministry of PUPR TA 2024 is set at IDR 146.98 trillion. Priority activities in the field of water resources are allocated IDR 47.64 trillion, used for the construction of 23 dams, revitalization of lakes, construction of 4,000 hectares irrigation (ha), rehabilitation and increased irrigation 38,000 ha, construction of flood control and coastal safety 57.5 km, and construction of raw water infrastructure with a capacity of 2.5 cubic meters a second and construction of 7 reservoir units.

"The priority activities in the field of roads and bridges in the construction of the clan amounted to Rp55.40 trillion," said Basuki.

He said the budget was used to increase the connectivity of expressways 546.13 km, routine preservation of 47,603 km of roads, capacity building and preservation of increased road structure of 2,117.75 km, preservation and substitution of 7.12 km of bridges.

Furthermore, the construction of the 318.41 km road, construction and duplication of the 3.89 km bridge, increased accessibility of flyovers/underpasses/terowongan 918.75 meters, and support for the Regional Road Instruction 26.25 km.

In the residential sector, it is allocated Rp32.70 trillion. Later, the budget will be used for the construction and improvement of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) with a capacity of 2,985 liters per second, an expansion of SPAM for 20,638 house connections (SR), a domestic waste water management system with services of 11,370 families (KK), a waste management system with services 231,012 families, a Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Waste Processing Site (TPS3R) in 173 locations, sanitation in 1,279 religious education institutions, and the arrangement of the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN).

Next, the construction of buildings covering an area of 27,720 square meters, the development of building and environmental arrangements in 5 areas, rehabilitation and renovation of 328 school/madrasah infrastructure, rehabilitation and renovation of 25 markets, construction of 25 sports infrastructure facilities, and renovation of 21 stadiums.

Meanwhile, in the housing sector, the budget is allocated at Rp9.25 trillion, which will be used for the construction of flats (continued construction of ASN and Hankam flats at IKN 2,585 units, the flats are MYC 2023-2024 contracts as many as 2,316 units, and the construction of new flats is direct 578 units).

Then, the construction of special houses (rusus) affected by the disaster of 553 units, continued construction of permanent housing (huntap) in Central Sulawesi, construction of landed houses for ministerial positions in IKN (36 units), as well as construction of infrastructure, facilities and utilities (PSU) 26,686 units for housing for low-income people (MBR).

Meanwhile, management support at the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Construction Development, Directorate General of PU and Housing Infrastructure Financing, as well as the Regional Infrastructure Development Agency (BPIW) is allocated a budget of IDR 1.99 trillion. Later, the budget consists of planning, construction development, supervision, infrastructure financing, strengthening human resources, and management services.