Minister of Home Affairs Discusses Construction of 2,200 Houses in Highland Papua and Tiling Initiative
The Minister of Home Affairs, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, held a coordination meeting to discuss the strengthening of the people’s housing programme, including plans to construct 2,200 houses in Highland Papua Province.
The meeting was held alongside the Minister of Housing and Residential Areas, Maruarar Sirait, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk, several heads of state institutions, and regional heads from Highland Papua Province at the Ministry of Home Affairs office in Jakarta on Tuesday (29/9).
In accordance with the directives of President Prabowo Subianto, the construction is planned to include 2,000 housing units for the community and 200 units for tribal chiefs. Various technical aspects of implementation are being finalised to ensure the programme is executed accurately.
The discussions also involved the Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) Muhammad Yusuf Ateh, the Head of the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) Sarah Sadiqa, and the Head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti.
Following the discussion on housing construction in Highland Papua, the Minister of Home Affairs continued his agenda by holding a special meeting regarding the strengthening of the ‘gentengisasi’ (tiling) programme.
This discussion is part of the support for President Prabowo Subianto’s ‘Indonesia ASRI’ directive, which stands for Aman (Safe), Sehat (Healthy), Resik (Clean), and Indah (Beautiful).
“We have just concluded a meeting regarding the implementation of the tiling programme. I am aware that one of the President’s directives is for Indonesia to be ASRI—safe, healthy, clean, and beautiful. One aspect of beauty is that houses should ideally use more than just corrugated zinc sheets,” the Minister of Home Affairs told reporters after the meeting.
According to the Minister, the use of roof tiles is an effort to support the creation of a more comfortable residential environment while simultaneously strengthening the Indonesia ASRI movement.
In its implementation, he expressed appreciation for the steps taken by the Minister of Housing and Residential Areas, Maruarar Sirait, who has coordinated with the West Java Provincial Government, as well as the Majalengka and Purwakarta Regency Governments.
These regions are known to have tile production centres that can support the programme’s execution while creating opportunities to strengthen local business sectors.
“One of the tile centres is in West Java. Minister Maruarar Sirait has already taken steps to realise the President’s directive regarding tiling, specifically in West Java,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Housing and Residential Areas, Maruarar Sirait, stated that the tiling programme is also related to efforts to improve the quality of community residential environments. He noted that strengthening tile production centres must go hand-in-hand with improving product quality.
“I very much appreciate the local governments of West Java, Majalengka, and Purwakarta. We want to support MSMEs, but we must also educate them so that the quality is excellent,” he said.
He added that the development of this programme is expected to provide a multiplier effect for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly in West Java, while also opening opportunities to strengthen the tile industry in other regions.