Within less than a week, Indonesian Muslims will celebrate Eid\nal-Fitr. The government, through the Disaster Recovery and\nReconstruction Task Force (Satgas PRR), continues to provide support to\ncommunities affected by floods in Sumatra to help ease their burden\nahead of the holiday celebration.<\/p>\n
As part of these efforts, Satgas PRR Chair and Interior Minister Tito\nKarnavian, together with Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf (known\nas Gus Ipul), visited East Aceh on Monday, 16 March 2026, to distribute\nsocial assistance to disaster victims totalling Rp100,935,850,000.<\/p>\n
Satgas PRR distributed assistance to 7,643 household heads. The\nbreakdown includes socio-economic stimulus assistance of Rp5 million per\nhousehold, totalling Rp38,215,000,000. Additionally, housing support of\nRp3 million per household was distributed, valued at\nRp22,929,000,000.<\/p>\n
Other assistance consisted of a living allowance of Rp15,000 per\nperson per day for three months. For this programme, the government\nallocated Rp38,921,850,000 for 28,831 people, forming part of the 7,643\nassisted households. There was also compensation for heirs of 60 people\nvalued at Rp900,000,000, and compensation for two victims with severe\ninjuries totalling Rp10,000,000. All assistance was channelled through\nPT Pos Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Satgas PRR Chair Tito Karnavian stated that the floods which struck\nin late 2025 had impacted economic growth in Aceh Province. Accordingly,\nthe assistance distributed in East Aceh District is expected to serve as\na stimulus to boost community economic activity in the post-flood\nrecovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo increase economic growth, one approach is to raise household\npurchasing power. What is household purchasing power? We give people\nmoney so they can spend,\u201d said Tito.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Interior Ministry handed over 2,000 household\nequipment packages to East Aceh residents. Recovery efforts also\ninvolved increasing transfers to regions (TKD) across all affected areas\nin the three provinces by a total of Rp10.6 trillion.<\/p>\n
The 7,643 affected household heads in East Aceh represent 11.26 per\ncent of all families receiving relief assistance across the three\nflood-affected provinces, which total 67,886 households. To date, the\nSocial Affairs Ministry has distributed Rp713 billion spread across\nAceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra from a total budget of Rp878.68\nbillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is still Rp127 billion more in the process at the Finance\nMinistry. Hopefully, the remainder can be distributed before Eid,\u201d said\nSocial Affairs Minister Gus Ipul.<\/p>\n
East Aceh Regent Iskandar Usman Al-Farlaky expressed gratitude for\nthe assistance provided by Satgas PRR Chair Tito Karnavian and Social\nAffairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf. He also hoped the central government\nwould continue providing guidance and support so that the acceleration\nof flood impact mitigation, particularly in East Aceh, could proceed\nquickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay Aceh recover quickly, and likewise the other provinces and\nregencies affected in Sumatra,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This relief distribution process represents Satgas PRR\u2019s commitment\nto accelerating recovery by ensuring all indicators are met. Beyond\nsocial assistance, Satgas PRR ensures government operations, basic\npublic services, road connectivity, economic activities, and community\nessentials return to normal functioning. This acceleration is pursued\nthrough intensive coordination with ministries, agencies, and local\ngovernments.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/11-26-per-cent-of-flood-relief-recipients-in-east-aceh-prr-task-force-distributes-rp100-billion-1773669273", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }