Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos), Saifullah Yusuf, commonly known\nas Gus Ipul, met with Deputy Minister of Defence (Wamenhan), Air Vice\nMarshal (Retired) Donny Ermawan Taufanto at the offices of the Ministry\nof Social Affairs (Kemensos) in Jakarta on Wednesday, 11 March.<\/p>\n
The meeting discussed plans for the transition of management of the\nUtama Kalibata National War Heroes Cemetery (TMPN) from Kemensos to the\nMinistry of Defence (Kemenhan). Gus Ipul stated that the transition\nprocess is targeted for completion in April. He was accompanied by the\nDirector General of Social Empowerment at Kemensos, Mira Riyati\nKurniasih.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth legally and technically, please proceed. The target is to hand\nover on 1 April. However, we can submit the documentation before\nApril\u2014even during the fasting month it is acceptable,\u201d said Gus Ipul on\nWednesday, 11 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Gus Ipul further explained that his ministry would continue\ncoordinating with Kemenhan throughout the transition process. During the\ntransfer and regulation-drafting phase, Kemensos will establish a\ntransition team and continue to support cemetery management by providing\nhuman resources and financing for maintenance and related costs.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo on 1 April, operations will already be under Kemenhan. While we\nprovide backup support, because we still have the human resources and\nfinancing for maintenance and so forth, we will back that up until\nKemenhan has its own budget,\u201d said Gus Ipul.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are 216 National War Heroes burial sites at the\nUtama Kalibata National War Heroes Cemetery. The transfer of management\nto Kemenhan is a direct instruction from President Prabowo Subianto,\naimed at strengthening maintenance and oversight of authenticity and\nhonouring in accordance with national values.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Defence Ministry is the most appropriate authority for this.\nThere is no other ministry that should handle the war heroes cemetery. I\nnever thought the President would request such a transfer,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Donny explained that the\nmanagement of the Utama Kalibata National War Heroes Cemetery will\ncontinue to involve the Garrison.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we will implement this at the Garrison as well. If not, then at\nthe Regional Military Command (Kodam),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also commended the swift action taken by Kemensos and Kemenhan to\ncarry out the transition of cemetery management.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate this. We will implement the President\u2019s order as\nquickly as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-of-social-affairs-and-deputy-defence-minister-discuss-transition-of-national-war-heroes-cemetery-1773233625", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }