BNPB: Sumatra Disaster Recovery Fund of Rp100.1 Trillion Ready for Use
The central government, together with the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), has officially approved the disbursement of Rp100.1 trillion for post-hydrometeorological disaster recovery in the Sumatra region, with a budget ceiling spanning three years (2026-2028). The substantial funds will be distributed through relevant ministries and agencies to accelerate the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase.
Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General TNI Suharyanto, explained that the budget is allocated for macro infrastructure repairs, housing, economic recovery, and environmental mitigation in the three most affected provinces: Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
“This means ministries that have been waiting can now begin working again,” Suharyanto told residents at the Aceh Tamiang Sports Hall during a ceremony to hand over phase III, term 1 of the stimulant funds for damaged houses on Monday (22/6/2026).
Suharyanto underscored that the Rp100.1 trillion budget is separate from the Ready-to-Use Funds (DSP) for emergency response managed directly by the BNPB. Nationally, the BNPB is equipped with approximately Rp4 trillion in DSP, a portion of which is allocated for logistics handling, Housing Waiting Funds (DTH), and stimulant funds for lightly and moderately damaged houses in Sumatra.
“We ensure these funds are used in a targeted, transparent, and accountable manner through technical assistance to local governments, supervision of aid distribution, and cross-ministerial/institutional coordination,” he stressed.
Entering the seventh month after the disaster, the Head of BNPB confirmed that all provinces in Sumatra have lifted their emergency response status and are now in the emergency-to-recovery transition phase. One indicator is the 99.9 per cent completion of temporary housing (huntara) construction, exceeding the total target of 20,000 units.
“What is still in progress, according to our data, is huntara for affected residents who do not have land and building rights or who are tenants,” Suharyanto explained.
Now, the focus of the response has shifted to the construction of permanent housing (huntap), with an overall target of 39,000 units. The execution process is divided into two schemes: communal or centralised huntap undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing/Housing and Settlement Areas (PUPR/PKP), and independent/in-situ huntap on residents’ own land built by the BNPB. Currently, the BNPB has recorded the start of construction for approximately 900 independent houses.
Parallel to the physical construction, social safety net programmes continue to be rolled out. Housing Waiting Fund (DTH) assistance of Rp1.8 million per three months has been distributed to thousands of families and extended to six months. Meanwhile, stimulant funds for damaged houses have entered the third phase in Aceh Tamiang and the second phase in North Aceh.
The government has affirmed it will not neglect surviving residents and is ready to respond to requests for additional budget allocations from regional heads, provided they pass the verification process.
“We do have many shortcomings and weaknesses. As Head of BNPB, I acknowledge that. But we have the determination to fix those shortcomings and weaknesses and strive to help the community,” Suharyanto concluded.