House Commission II: Valid Population Data Key to Targeted Government Assistance
A member of the House of Representatives’ Commission II, Komarudin Watubun, has given his full backing to the Dukcapil rebranding programme through the door-to-door civil registration service (Jemput Bola, or JEBOL) organised by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Nabire Regency, Central Papua.
According to him, the validity of population data is the main foundation for ensuring that various government programmes are delivered to the right targets.
The service ran from 21–25 July 2026 through a collaboration between the Indonesia Aware of Population Administration Movement (GISA) team of Ditjen Dukcapil and the Dukcapil Office of Nabire Regency.
Komarudin assessed that the main problem with various government programmes to date lies not in the assistance quota, but in the quality of beneficiary data that has not been synchronised with the national population database.
“Ten thousand scholarships, but after verification only around two to three thousand passed. That is why synchronising data with Dukcapil is very important, so that assistance genuinely reaches the right targets,” said Komarudin while inspecting the service at the Wanggar Sari Village Hall on Wednesday, 22 July 2026.
He emphasised that all ministries and agencies must use Dukcapil’s official data as their reference in implementing government programmes.
“Every ministry may have its own data, but all of it must feed into the state’s official data at Dukcapil. If the data is not valid, the system will reject it,” he asserted.
According to the legislator from the Central Papua electoral district, population documents such as the electronic ID card (KTP) and Family Card (Kartu Keluarga) are now basic necessities for the public — not only for accessing social assistance, but also for various public services, from buying travel tickets and processing land certificates to educational administration.
He therefore urged the public to be proactive in processing their population documents, all services for which are now provided free of charge. He also asked regional governments to mobilise all apparatus down to the RT, RW, village head and district levels so that every resident is properly recorded.
The door-to-door service programme was officially opened by Komarudin Watubun together with the Regent of Nabire, Mesak Magai. The opening was marked by the beating of traditional drums, the presentation of a plaque from Ditjen Dukcapil of the Ministry of Home Affairs to the member of the House of Representatives and the Regent of Nabire, as well as the symbolic handover of population documents to residents. On the second day, Komarudin, together with the Regent and Deputy Regent, opened the service in Makimi District and personally inspected the service process for the community.