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        "id": 1570875,
        "msgid": "karangasem-extends-contracts-for-1-068-contract-based-government-employees-pppk-in-the-teaching-and-1772047290",
        "date": "2026-02-25 20:17:05",
        "title": "Karangasem Extends Contracts for 1,068 Contract-Based Government Employees (PPPK) in the Teaching and Healthcare Sectors for Five Years Due to Staff Shortages",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Karangasem Regency Government has decided to extend the contracts of 1,068 contract-based government employees (PPPK) in the teaching and healthcare sectors for five years, citing a shortage of teachers and healthcare workers. This decision aims to ensure job security and maintain the quality of public services in the region, with performance evaluations conducted periodically.",
        "content": "<p>The Karangasem Regency Government is extending the contracts of 1,068\ncontract-based government employees (PPPK) for the 2023 intake,\nspecifically for healthcare workers and teachers, for a period of five\nyears. This measure is being taken due to the ongoing shortage of\nhundreds of teachers and healthcare professionals in Karangasem. Data\nindicates a current shortfall of approximately 881 teachers across early\nchildhood, primary, and junior high schools, as well as 921 healthcare\nworkers.<\/p>\n<p>Bupati (Regent) of Karangasem, I Gusti Putu Parwata (Gus Par), stated\nthat the contracts of these thousands of PPPK employees are due to\nexpire on February 28, 2026. The administration has opted for a\nfive-year extension (compared to the previous one-year term) to provide\njob security and ensure the continuity of public services in\nKarangasem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis contract extension is not merely an administrative procedure,\nbut rather a strategic move to strengthen human resources (SDM),\nparticularly in light of the current shortage of teachers and healthcare\nworkers,\u201d said Gus Par at the Ballroom of the Public Service Mall (MPP)\nin Karangasem, Wednesday (February 25, 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The extension is expected to motivate improved performance and ensure\nthat the community receives even better services in the future. Although\nthe contract period is five years, Gus Par emphasized that performance\nevaluations will still be conducted periodically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformance evaluations will be carried out regularly, and contract\ntermination may be applied if targets are not met or if disciplinary\nviolations occur,\u201d Gus Par affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Head of the Karangasem Regional Personnel and Human\nResources Development Agency (BKPSDM), Cokorda Alit Surya Prabawa,\nreported that as of January 2026, the total number of civil servants\n(ASN) in Karangasem is 9,541. This figure comprises 4,336 permanent\ncivil servants (PNS), 104 prospective civil servants (CPNS), and 5,101\ncontract-based government employees (PPPK).<\/p>\n<p>For the 2023 PPPK intake, a total of 1,076 employees have contracts\nexpiring on February 28, 2026, and 1,068 of these, consisting of 668\nteachers and 400 healthcare workers, have been proposed for a five-year\nextension. Eight employees will not have their contracts extended due to\nresignations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis policy is based on Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional\nGovernment, Law Number 20 of 2023 concerning Civil Servants, and\nGovernment Regulation Number 49 of 2018 concerning the Management of\nPPPK,\u201d said Prabawa.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/karangasem-extends-contracts-for-1-068-contract-based-government-employees-pppk-in-the-teaching-and-1772047290",
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