The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) Government and the DIY Central\nStatistics Agency (BPS) held a closed meeting, following the DIY\nGovernment\u2019s statement questioning the changed decile data that drew\npublic protests. The meeting aimed to align understanding of welfare\ndata and the connection between central and regional data.<\/p>\n
The meeting was held at the DIY Regional Secretary\u2019s office in the\nKepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta, on Thursday afternoon. It was attended by\nthe DIY Regional Secretary and staff, along with the Acting Head of BPS\nDIY and staff. No information circulated before the closed meeting took\nplace.<\/p>\n
DIY Regional Secretary Ni Made Dwi Panti Indrayanti said the meeting\ndiscussed decile determination, which she said is the authority of the\ncentral government. As a data user, Made said, the DIY Government needs\nto understand the criteria and basis of the grouping so that data used\nin poverty handling can be understood comprehensively and in line with\nconditions in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe data comes from the centre, not something we determine. What we\ndiscuss is the criteria and how far they go. How they compile and\nclassify it is what we need to ask BPS,\u201d Made explained in a written\nstatement received by detikJogja on Thursday evening (20\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
Made said the DIY Government actually also has data developed through\ncollaboration with district and city governments. The data is integrated\nin the One Poverty Data system and provides a detailed picture of\ncommunity conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo actually with that one data system, we can monitor. It is already\nvery detailed in terms of what poverty category someone falls into, what\nassistance they receive, and what type. It is all visible there,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The meeting, Made said, was also aimed at aligning rather than\ncomparing data held by the regional government with central government\ndata.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not that we want to compare data. But to align data,\u201d Made\nstressed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Acting Head of BPS DIY Endang Tri Wahyuningsih explained\nthat DTSEN is a database that integrates social and economic information\nto support more targeted government policies. Endang said DTSEN was\nbuilt through the integration of various data sources such as Regsosek,\nDTKS, and P3KE, enriched with data from PLN, BPJS Kesehatan, and others.\nIt is then matched with population administration data.<\/p>\n
In DTSEN, family data is collected based on relative welfare levels,\nthen ranked and divided into 10 groups called deciles. Decile 1 covers\nthe 10 percent of families with the lowest relative welfare level, while\nDecile 10 represents the 10 percent of families with the highest\nrelative welfare level.<\/p>\n
\u201cDecile position determination considers 41 input variables grouped\ninto family identity, housing conditions and quality, asset ownership,\nand family member information including education, employment, income,\ndisability, and chronic illness,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, decile cannot be equated with income level nor become an\nabsolute label stating someone is rich or poor,\u201d Endang continued.<\/p>\n
Endang said DTSEN is continuously updated and results are available\nevery three months. Thus, a family\u2019s socio-economic condition can change\nand decile position can also change following updates and data refreshes\nfrom various sources.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing is how we jointly maintain data quality so\nthat it can complement each other,\u201d Endang said.<\/p>\n
For residents who feel their economic condition does not match their\nlisted decile position, they can carry out independent updates through\nthe Cek Bansos application or the Cek DTSEN channel. However, a\nsubmission does not automatically change the decile because the data\nmust first go through a verification and validation process.<\/p>\n
It was previously reported that the DIY Government questioned the\nwelfare grouping data or deciles issued by BPS. The decile data had\nchanged significantly, drawing protests from the public.<\/p>\n
The decile grouping refers to the National Socio-Economic Single Data\n(DTSEN). Through this system, Indonesian citizens are grouped into 10\ncategories or deciles. Each decile covers about 10 percent of the\npopulation, with decile 1 as the group with the lowest welfare level and\ndecile 10 as the group with the highest welfare level.<\/p>\n
Decile determination does not only look at family income. A number of\nother indicators are also taken into account, ranging from housing\nconditions, education, family members\u2019 employment, electricity usage, to\nasset ownership.<\/p>\n
DIY Regional Secretary Ni Made Dwipanti Indrayanti said the protests\nthat emerged in the community were about deciles changing from low to\nhigh. This made poverty figures appear to decline.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany people protested about the deciles. I also protested to Mrs\nEndang yesterday, how could that happen. Was it to reduce the burden, so\neverything was raised, so to speak,\u201d Made said when met at the Kepatihan\nComplex, Yogyakarta, on Wednesday (19\/8).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yogyakarta-government-and-bps-hold-closed-meeting-on-changed-decile-data-1787241168", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }