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        "msgid": "home-affairs-minister-asks-low-impact-disaster-areas-in-north-sumatra-to-donate-funds-to-aceh-1776070266",
        "date": "2026-04-13 15:03:53",
        "title": "Home Affairs Minister Asks Low-Impact Disaster Areas in North Sumatra to Donate Funds to Aceh",
        "author": "Jessi Carina",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, has urged several local governments in North Sumatra that were minimally affected by recent disasters to donate portions of their additional budgets to more severely impacted regions in Aceh on humanitarian grounds. Specific allocations include Rp 50 billion from Medan and Deli Serdang, Rp 30 billion from Simalungun and Asahan, and Rp 25 billion from other districts to aid areas like Aceh Utara and Gayo Lues. This inter-regional grant mechanism, communicated via Zoom and supported by local leaders, seeks to ensure equitable disaster relief and has been reported to the DPR's Commission II for backing.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian has\nrequested several local governments in North Sumatra (Sumut) that were\nminimally affected by the disaster to channel part of their funds to\nAceh, which has experienced heavier impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Tito explained that this step is driven by humanitarian principles\nthrough an inter-regional grant mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I then held a Zoom meeting, urging eight regions in North\nSumatra that were slightly affected, and some not affected at all. Only\ntwo were affected, the others were not affected but received additional\nfunds,\u201d Tito said during a working meeting with Commission II of the DPR\nRI on Monday (13\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several regions in Sumut have received large budget\nallocations despite not being significantly affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, this is what I am pushing for, please, humanitarianism. The\nheavily affected areas in Aceh, which have no additional funds, should\nbe helped from North Sumatra which received a large amount but was not\naffected, or only slightly affected,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He then detailed several regions in Sumut requested to provide\nassistance.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Medan City, which received around Rp 565 billion, is\nencouraged to grant Rp 50 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Deli Serdang Regency, which received Rp 493 billion, is\nasked to channel Rp 50 billion to East Aceh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimalungun was not affected, received 412 (billion), Rp 30 billion\nfor North Aceh which is heavily affected, North Aceh is heavily\naffected,\u201d Tito said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Asahan Regency, which was only lightly affected with a budget\nof Rp 261 billion, is asked to channel Rp 30 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Other regions such as Serdang Bedagai, Labuhanbatu, and\nPematangsiantar City are also encouraged to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease help with Rp 25 billion: Gayo Lues, Central Aceh,\u201d Tito\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Tito emphasised that communication with regional heads in Sumut has\nbeen conducted and in principle, they do not object to channelling the\nassistance.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his side has also conveyed this to local governments in\nAceh so that the grant process can run smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what we conveyed to all eight regional heads in Sumut, and\nalso in Aceh, so that they carry out this grant mechanism. Well, this is\nwhat we reported to request support from Commission II, purely for\nhumanitarian reasons,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/home-affairs-minister-asks-low-impact-disaster-areas-in-north-sumatra-to-donate-funds-to-aceh-1776070266",
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