Jakarta allocates Rp1.9 trillion to upgrade slum areas since 2018

Jakarta’s provincial government has disbursed a budget of Rp1.9 trillion from 2018 to 2025 to reduce the number of slum areas in the capital. ‘In total, the budget for the arrangement of slum areas implemented during the 2018 to 2025 period amounts to around Rp1.9 trillion. Therefore, the average annual allocation is in the range of Rp200 billion,’ said Kelik Indriyanto, Head of the Housing and Settlement Areas Office (DPRKP) of DKI Jakarta, in Central Jakarta on Friday. He explained that the Jakarta Provincial Government consistently allocates budgets for slum area improvement through various programmes to enhance the quality of settlements. According to the latest data gathered by the Jakarta Provincial Government in collaboration with the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of slum RW in Jakarta has declined to 211 from 445 RW in 2017. The 52.58% reduction is an important achievement in improving residents’ living environments. Areas such as Tambora have become a focus due to high settlement complexity and require measured interventions. Kelik admitted that there are still slum areas in the two regions, but presently there are no RW classified as heavy slum in the capital. The remaining slum RW in Jakarta are categorised as moderate, light, and very light slums. Looking ahead, he confirmed that the programme to reduce slum RW in Jakarta will continue. The target is that 50 slum RW can be addressed by next year. Kelik said the Jakarta Government will also collaborate with the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to tackle slum RW. ‘The programme will continue, and with the results from BPS, we will truly address the areas designated as slum according to the central points. We will therefore work together with BPS DKI, including those who detail RTs where there is slum, because according to BPS if there is one RT that is slum, it is then referred to as a slum RW,’ he explained.