Government Bolsters TKD by Rp10.6 Trillion to Accelerate Sumatra Recovery

President Prabowo Subianto has approved an additional Rp10.6 trillion in Transfer to Regions (TKD) funding for three provinces on Sumatra to accelerate post-disaster recovery. The move, announced by the Minister of Home Affairs, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, who also chairs the Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force (PRR) for Sumatra, was disclosed at the MTQ Building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, on Friday, 6 March. The top-up follows Government proposals to the Indonesian House of Representatives to strengthen disaster response.

“We hope the regions can undertake disaster management according to their capabilities. Those unable to do so will be handled at the centre,” he said in a written statement on Saturday, 7 March.

Technically, the budget is allocated in accordance with the needs of each region. North Sumatra receives the largest share at Rp6.3 trillion, followed by West Sumatra with Rp2.6 trillion, and Aceh with Rp1.6 trillion.

The policy applies to all districts and cities within the three provinces. The President decided that even areas not directly affected should receive additional funding because the disaster is considered to be province-wide.

“He (the President) decided to provide all, both affected and non-affected provinces, because it is viewed as a province-wide disaster,” Tito said during a virtual meeting with disaster-affected local governments on Thursday, 5 March.

The legal basis for providing the funds is set out in Finance Ministerial Decree (KMK) Number 59 of 2026. In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a circular to regulate the technical guidelines for the use of the budget by local governments.

The central government emphasises that the funds should be prioritised for the recovery of infrastructure and public facilities. For areas not directly affected, the funds may be redirected to mitigation programmes to prevent damage in the future.

Mitigation measures proposed include bridge repairs, dam strengthening, and spatial planning. The funds also offer flexibility for use in other strategic programmes at the local level.

“They also include spatial planning, such as disaster response training. I have even created opportunities for use in addressing inflation,” Tito concluded.