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        "msgid": "home-affairs-ministry-prepares-rewards-for-high-performing-regions-1777168284",
        "date": "2026-04-26 07:46:43",
        "title": "Home Affairs Ministry Prepares Rewards for High-Performing Regions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated Rp 7.8 trillion from its 2026 budget to provide financial rewards to outstanding local governments, aiming to foster competition and improve performance across provinces, regencies, and cities. Categories for awards include stunting reduction, economic growth, and poverty alleviation, with a rigorous selection process involving validation and expert oversight to ensure tangible societal impacts. This initiative underscores a collaborative approach between central and local governments to drive sustainable development in Indonesia's vast archipelago.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) is preparing rewards for\nhigh-performing local governments. These rewards will be drawn from the\nministry\u2019s 2026 budget of Rp 7.8 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that giving awards is not sufficient with just trophies or\nplaques. Therefore, we will take from the 2026 budget to be used as\nrewards for the regions,\u201d said Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito\nKarnavian, at the Appreciation Night for Local Government Performance\n2025.<\/p>\n<p>Categories will be diverse, and rewards will be given to provincial,\nregency, and city governments. Categories could relate to issues such as\nstunting, economic growth, poverty, and others. \u201cWe are also open if\nthere are ideas on what should be competed among the regions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Tito, being selected to receive appreciation is no easy\nfeat. This is because provincial governments must compete with 38 other\nprovinces, city-level ones against 98 other cities, and regency-level\nagainst 416 competing regencies. \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s not easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tito hopes that all regions can excel, especially since Indonesia is\na large country. \u201cTherefore, efforts cannot be limited to the central\ngovernment alone but must involve collaboration and contributions from\nall regions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head of the National Policy Strategy Agency at Kemendagri, Yusharto\nHuntoyungo, stated that to encourage sustainable improvements in local\ngovernment performance quality, Kemendagri has established a strategic\npolicy in the form of performance appreciation for local governments as\nan instrument to strengthen local governance based on performance and\noutcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis policy is not only intended as a form of recognition but also\nas a comprehensive evaluation mechanism to ensure that every policy and\nprogramme implemented by local governments truly delivers real impacts\nfor society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kemendagri, he continued, has been conducting the High-Performing\nLocal Government Appreciation activities since February 2026, starting\nwith discussions on assessment instruments. This was followed by\npresentations by nominated regional heads and field validation involving\nexperts\/media as observers in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, a plenary meeting was held to discuss field\nvalidation results with the Minister of Home Affairs and the issuance of\nthe Minister\u2019s Decree (SK) for award winners and recipients of\ngovernment assistance (banper) for the 2026 Fiscal Year. Meanwhile, the\naward presentation events in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara and\nMaluku, Sulawesi, Papua, Java, and Bali will be held in April and May\n2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/home-affairs-ministry-prepares-rewards-for-high-performing-regions-1777168284",
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