Dedi Mulyadi Plans to Merge West Java Regional Government Agencies to Increase Efficiency
The Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, is planning to merge several Regional Government Agencies (OPD) within the West Java Provincial Government to save on the budget, particularly regarding routine expenditures such as office supplies, official travel costs, and stationery.
This structural efficiency measure for the West Java Provincial Government is targeted to take effect in the upcoming fiscal year. The resulting savings will be redirected to directly fund public development programmes.
“Yes, efficiency. So that the structure is smaller but the functions are many. Once unified, the budget allocations for West Java Province will be larger for development interests, especially for education, health, and infrastructure services,” said Dedi Mulyadi at the West Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building in Bandung on Friday (11/9).
This restructuring, according to Dedi, will lead to a simplification of the bureaucracy, cutting the operational burden of agencies without reducing the quality of public services.
Dedi outlined the mapping of several agencies that are potential candidates for merger or performance adjustment, namely:
Bappeda (Regional Development Planning Agency): To be merged with the Regional Research and Development Agency (Balitbangda).
Environmental Agency (DLH): To include Spatial Planning elements.
Cooperative Agency: To be merged with the Industry and Trade Agency (Disperindag).
DP3AKB (Women’s Empowerment, Child Protection, Population, Family Planning and Gender Equality Agency): To be merged with the Population and Civil Registration Agency (Disdukcapili).
Water Resources Agency (SDA): To be merged with the Highways and Spatial Planning Agency (DBMPR).
Tourism and Culture Agency (Disparbud): To be merged with the Youth and Sports Agency (Dispora).
“Yes, this will take effect in next year’s budget,” Dedi remarked regarding the certainty of implementing this agency simplification policy.