Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Secretary General of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI), Indra Iskandar, has assured that efficiency\nmeasures carried out within the DPR RI environment, in response to\nglobal fuel price fluctuations that could burden the State Revenue and\nExpenditure Budget (APBN), will not disrupt legislative services and\nwill continue to operate optimally.<\/p>\n
According to him, there are three main focuses of efficiency\nundertaken by the DPR RI Secretariat General (Setjen), namely savings on\nfuel use for echelon I to III officials, regulation of electricity use\nin the DPR building complex, and tightening of official travel.\nNevertheless, he assured that all these policies will not interfere with\nservices to DPR leaders and members.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe assure that this efficiency will not impact services to the\nCouncil. Support for the performance of the legislature remains the top\npriority,\u201d said Indra in a written statement received in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
He explained that this efficiency is a form of the DPR\u2019s commitment\nto maintaining accountable and responsible state budget management.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis step is part of a collective awareness to manage the state\nbudget more efficiently amid global economic dynamics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addition, one policy that has been directly implemented is the\nregulation of electricity use in the DPR RI complex. Starting at 6:00 PM\nWIB, scheduled power shutdowns are carried out as part of energy-saving\nefforts.<\/p>\n
According to him, electricity usage has remained high even though\nonly a small portion of employees work at night. This affects overall\nbuilding operations, including the use of lifts and other facilities\nthat must remain active.<\/p>\n
He stated that efficiency is also applied to the use of fuel for\nofficial vehicles. The DPR RI Setjen targets savings of around Rp1.5\nbillion in one year from this policy. The reduction is achieved through\nrestrictions on the use of operational vehicles, including optimisation\nof an RFID-based fuel control system.<\/p>\n
He also opened the possibility of implementing a work-from-home (WFH)\npolicy on Fridays to reduce fuel use, particularly from employee shuttle\nbus operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we implement WFH on Fridays, the shuttle buses won\u2019t need to\noperate. This certainly offers significant efficiency potential,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, according to him, the DPR RI Secretariat General\n(Setjen) is also tightening expenditures for meeting activities. Meeting\nprovisions, especially for short meetings, are no longer permitted as\npart of cost-saving measures.<\/p>\n
Regarding official travel, he emphasised that efficiency is applied\nselectively. Official travel without high urgency will be restricted,\nwhile activities directly related to legislative functions will proceed\nas usual.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor activities with high urgency such as bill discussions or public\nhearings requiring physical presence, we will still facilitate them.\nHowever, those that can be done online, we will encourage to be\nconducted virtually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Besides that, he also stressed that the dynamics of DPR meetings\nrelated to public interests cannot be rigidly limited, including in\nterms of timing.<\/p>\n
\u201d Council meetings concerning public interests are highly dynamic in\ntiming and cannot be restricted. That remains our primary concern,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
With these efficiency measures, the DPR RI Setjen hopes to contribute\nto maintaining national fiscal stability, while ensuring the\noptimisation of the legislative institution\u2019s performance in carrying\nout its representation of the people.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-secretary-general-ensures-efficiency-measures-do-not-disrupt-legislative-services-1774929138", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }