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Seven Indonesian Ministries Receive Additional Funds for Sumatra Disaster Recovery

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Seven Indonesian ministries have received additional budget allocations to fund post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra.
  • The funds are part of the Additional Budgetary Expenditure (ABT) process managed by the Ministry of Finance.
  • Officials are urging ministries to expedite field work and ensure timely program implementation for the affected regions.

Seven Indonesian ministries and agencies have received additional budget allocations to accelerate post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Sumatra. These funds, part of the Additional Budgetary Expenditure (ABT), were disbursed by the Ministry of Finance as of July 1, 2026.

We continue to push for the disbursement of funds from the Ministry of Finance to ministries and agencies. And we encourage those that have received additional allocations to work quickly in the field.

— Tito KarnavianThe Task Force Chair stresses the importance of timely fund disbursement and immediate field action.

Satgas PRR (Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction) Chair Tito Karnavian emphasized the need for swift action. He urged the ministries that have received the additional funds to immediately commence fieldwork. "We continue to push for the disbursement of funds from the Ministry of Finance to ministries and agencies. And we encourage those that have received additional allocations to work quickly in the field," Karnavian stated.

Karnavian also requested the National Posko Satgas PRR to compile detailed program information, broken down by regency and city, for all projects that have secured funding. This data will be used in coordination meetings with regional governments, ensuring local authorities are aware of the specific projects each ministry will undertake in 2026.

Try to request the activity programs of ministries and agencies that have received Ministry of Finance funds, with data based on target regencies/cities. We will then coordinate with disaster-affected areas so they know what ministries will be working on in 2026.

— Tito KarnavianThe Task Force Chair outlines the plan to coordinate funding and project details with regional governments.

The seven ministries and agencies that have received additional funding are the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. This number has increased from four in mid-June, with 23 other ministries and agencies still undergoing review processes at the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas, for example, has allocated Rp 2.2 trillion for permanent housing construction in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

We have prepared policies, human resources, designs, and budgets.

— Maruarar SiraitThe Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas details the preparations made for housing construction.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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