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Indonesian Ministers Inspect Housing Renovation Program in Bantul

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesian Ministers of Home Affairs and Public Works visited Bantul, Yogyakarta, to inspect a housing renovation program.
  • The program, Bantuan Stimulan Perumahan Swadaya (BSPS), aims to improve substandard housing for low-income residents.
  • Ministers highlighted the program's expansion to border regions to strengthen national defense and patriotism.

Indonesia's Ministers of Home Affairs and Public Works, Muhammad Tito Karnavian and Maruarar Sirait, visited Bantul in the Special Region of Yogyakarta on Thursday to observe the implementation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulus Assistance (BSPS) program. The visit focused on assessing the progress and impact of the initiative, which targets houses in need of renovation.

The ministers witnessed firsthand the living conditions of some beneficiaries, observing homes with dilapidated bamboo-woven walls and earthen floors, built on rudimentary stone foundations. One inspected house had been occupied since 1984 and had never before received external aid. "We are grateful because the house will soon be built through the BSPS Program. Alhamdulillah," stated Minister Tito Karnavian, acknowledging the significance of the assistance for the residents.

We are grateful because the house will soon be built through the Program BSPS. Alhamdulillah.

— Muhammad Tito KarnavianMinister of Home Affairs, expressing gratitude during the housing inspection.

Beyond addressing substandard housing in rural and urban areas, the BSPS program is being strategically extended to border regions. Minister Karnavian emphasized that this expansion aims to bolster national defense and foster a sense of patriotism among local communities. "Mr. Ara has allocated 15,000 units for border areas. There are more than 40 border regencies that may have been rarely touched," he said, referencing the Public Works Minister's allocation.

Minister Karnavian also cited the example of the Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency, which recently suffered from flash floods damaging hundreds of homes. The BSPS program is actively assisting nearly 600 houses there. During the Bantul visit, the ministers also held virtual dialogues with other BSPS beneficiaries in Yogyakarta and symbolically inaugurated the program's implementation. Several members of the House of Representatives and the Head of Statistics Indonesia also attended the event.

Mr. Ara has allocated 15,000 units for border areas. There are more than 40 border regencies that may have been rarely touched.

— Muhammad Tito KarnavianMinister of Home Affairs, explaining the program's expansion to border regions.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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