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        "msgid": "funds-already-allocated-acceleration-of-recovery-for-sumatra-flood-victims-urged-1772464114",
        "date": "2026-03-02 20:18:59",
        "title": "Funds Already Allocated; Acceleration of Recovery for Sumatra Flood Victims Urged",
        "author": "Danu Damarjati",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A Commission II member of the Indonesian House of Representatives has urged the acceleration of basic service recovery in Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra following devastating floods, noting that over Rp 10 trillion has been allocated through the Ministry of Finance decree. The congressman emphasised that the primary challenge is no longer budget availability but rather the capacity and execution orientation of local governments, which are only distributing 25 per cent of the Rp 85 trillion allocated funds and operating under standard bureaucratic procedures that hinder post-disaster recovery.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - A member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives, Azis Subekti, has called for the acceleration of\nvarious basic services needed by communities in Aceh, West Sumatra, and\nNorth Sumatra following the devastating Sumatra floods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe funds have been disbursed. Policies have been formulated. Now\nrecovery must not be hindered by outdated practices,\u201d said Azis in a\npress statement on Monday, 2 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery funds are now available following the issuance of Ministry\nof Finance Decision Number 59 of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe central government has reallocated budgets and increased Revenue\nSharing Funds, General Allocation Funds, and Special Autonomy Funds\ntotalling over Rp 10 trillion. As a policy matter, this is a clear\nsignal that the state is not delaying its presence in the face of an\nemergency situation,\u201d said Azis.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he hopes that the speed of recovery can match the needs of\naffected residents and the speed of budget disbursement.<\/p>\n<p>Speed is also necessary given that the realisation of fund transfers\nto regions remains low, with only approximately 25 per cent of the total\nallocated funds of Rp 85 trillion having been disbursed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, the main issue is no longer the availability of\nbudget, but rather the capacity and execution orientation,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>The funds need to be used for recovery, given that the disaster has\ndamaged certain infrastructure, disrupted local economic access, and\nparalysed basic services at specific points.<\/p>\n<p>Without sharpening priorities, he warned, there is a significant risk\nthat budgets move whilst recovery proceeds slowly.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted local government governance that continues to\noperate at normal procedural pace, characterised by multi-layered\nchanges to regional budgets, lengthy procurement processes, and\nuncentred coordination across districts and cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the post-disaster context, administrative delays are not merely\ntechnical issues but touch upon the dimension of social justice.\nResidents who have lost homes and livelihoods do not live according to\nbureaucratic schedules,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Budget absorption is often used as a primary indicator, as though the\npercentage of realisation were identical to recovery itself.<\/p>",
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