Subdistricts, districts to get more authority<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
The city administration named on Thursday 50 subdistricts and 10
\ndistricts that will be granted more authority to manage funds for
\nvarious activities in their respective territories.<\/p>\n
A city official in charge of the pilot project told The
\nJakarta Post on Thursday that the appointed districts and
\nsubdistricts were currently being asked to prepare action plans
\nfor the program.<\/p>\n
\"Each subdistrict may have its own priorities, depending on
\ntheir respective circumstances,\" said the official, who requested
\nanonymity.<\/p>\n
The criteria for appointing the subdistricts and districts
\nincluded the availability of office facilities, the performance
\nof local officials, the availability of human resources and the
\neducational backgrounds of the officials.<\/p>\n
According to pilot project guidelines, there are five sectors
\nthat designated districts and subdistricts will have to deal with
\n-- public services, public order, community health, environment
\nand office affairs.<\/p>\n
In the public services sector, appointed territories will be
\nauthorized to issue birth certificates and identity cards as well
\nas to register non-governmental organizations.<\/p>\n
In the public order sector, appointed territories will be
\nauthorized to deal with local drug abuse issues, street vendors,
\nillegal banners, illegal residents and sex workers.<\/p>\n
In the sector of community health, districts and subdistricts
\nare authorized to buy equipment for mosquito fogging, to
\ncoordinate the improvement of infants' nutrition, as well as
\nimprove sanitation facilities.<\/p>\n
Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo said recently that each appointed
\nsubdistrict and district would be authorized to manage Rp 1
\nbillion (US$109,000) for their respective activities.<\/p>\n
The pilot project is part of the city's \"priority programs\"
\nfinanced by the city's 2005 budget. Other priority programs
\ninclude the construction of the East Flood Canal, busway
\ncorridors, and school buildings.<\/p>\n
The City Council approved Jakarta's 2005 budget of Rp 14
\ntrillion last Jan. 6.<\/p>\n
\"The pilot project is a follow-up to a series of workshops on
\npublic services attended by deputy heads and heads of districts
\nand subdistricts from all over the city,\" Fauzi said.<\/p>\n
The public service workshops, organized between July and
\nNovember last year, were aimed at providing officials with modern
\nknowledge concerning public services.<\/p>\n
According to Fauzi, the Jakarta administration had tried to
\nmake Jakarta a service city, and the improvement of public
\nservices in districts and subdistricts was very urgent.<\/p>\n
\"We cannot say Jakarta is a service city if districts and
\nsubdistricts are not managed by officials who understand modern
\npublic services,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Districts joining the pilot project<\/p>\n
1. Central Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Gambir<\/p>\n
- Menteng<\/p>\n
2. West Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Tambora<\/p>\n
- Kali Deres<\/p>\n
3. North Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Tanjung Priok<\/p>\n
- Penjaringan<\/p>\n
4. South Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Setiabudi<\/p>\n
- Kebayoran Lama<\/p>\n
5. East Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Kramat Jati<\/p>\n
- Cakung<\/p>\n
Subdistricts joining pilot project<\/p>\n
1. Central Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Cempaka Putih Timur<\/p>\n
- Gambir<\/p>\n
- Sumur Batu<\/p>\n
- Menteng<\/p>\n
- Gondang Dia<\/p>\n
- Gunung Sahari Selatan<\/p>\n
- Pasar Baru<\/p>\n
- Kebon Kacang<\/p>\n
- Mangga Dua Selatan<\/p>\n
- Petamburan<\/p>\n
2. North Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Rorotan<\/p>\n
- Semper Timur<\/p>\n
- Kelapa Gading Barat<\/p>\n
- Lagoa<\/p>\n
- Rawa Badak Selatan<\/p>\n
- Pedemangan Barat<\/p>\n
- Kapuk Muara<\/p>\n
- Pluit<\/p>\n
- Sunter Jaya<\/p>\n
- Tanjung Priok<\/p>\n
3. West Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Duri Kosambi<\/p>\n
- Kedaung Kali Angke<\/p>\n
- Cengkareng Timur<\/p>\n
- Grogol<\/p>\n
- Jelambar<\/p>\n
- Semanan<\/p>\n
- Duri Kepa<\/p>\n
- Kembangan Utara<\/p>\n
- Krendang<\/p>\n
- Kapuk<\/p>\n
4. South Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Cilandak Barat<\/p>\n
- Cipete Utara<\/p>\n
- Petogogan<\/p>\n
- Kebayoran Lama Utara<\/p>\n
- Pasar Minggu<\/p>\n
- Ulujami<\/p>\n
- Bukit Duri<\/p>\n
- Cipulir<\/p>\n
- Pela Mampang<\/p>\n
- Bintaro<\/p>\n
5. East Jakarta<\/p>\n
- Pondok Bambu<\/p>\n
- Rawa Bunga<\/p>\n
- Cipinang Muara<\/p>\n
- Makasar<\/p>\n
- Halim Perdana Kusuma<\/p>\n
- Pisangan Baru<\/p>\n
- Pisangan Timur<\/p>\n
- Kampung Melayu<\/p>\n
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