One-Week Deadline: Task Force Head Tito Urges Local Governments to Accelerate Data Collection and Classification of Permanent Housing

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has urged local governments in the disaster-affected areas of Sumatra to accelerate the data collection for permanent housing (huntap), including its classification. As is known, there are three classifications of huntap consisting of in-situ huntap (at the original location), ex-situ huntap (relocated to a chosen/self-funded location), and centralised/communal ex-situ huntap (in the form of complexes). Tito, as the Head of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster, emphasised that the speed and accuracy of data are key to accelerating the construction of huntap for affected communities. He gave local governments a one-week deadline to complete the accurate data collection and classification of huntap. Tito stressed that huntap will only be built for houses that are severely damaged or lost. “I gave a deadline until next Wednesday. Meanwhile, in parallel with that, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) will deploy teams, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) will also deploy teams. I also from this PRR Task Force have teams deploying to these three provinces,” he said in a written statement received by Kompas.com on Thursday (16/4/2026). Tito also requested support from the governors to encourage regents/mayors to carry out the data collection and classification of huntap. He stated that the results of this data collection will serve as the basis for determining the appropriate huntap construction scheme for the affected communities. Tito also asked regional heads to directly oversee the acceleration of the data collection process by forming small teams so that the data collection can be carried out quickly. Based on preliminary data, the number of proposed huntap constructions in the three affected provinces reaches 39,021 units. The details are: Aceh with 28,876 units, North Sumatra (Sumut) 7,321 units, and West Sumatra (Sumbar) 2,824 units. “Now, from the 39,000, it will then be verified by BPS. Whether it’s true, severely damaged/lost, eligible or not, and so on. Only then will BNPB and the Minister of Housing and Public Works (PKP) carry out the execution,” Tito said. In addition, the government has designated the Ministry of PKP and BNPB as the main spearheads for huntap construction. On the other hand, huntap construction also receives support from various parties, including the Buddha Tzu Chi Foundation, the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polkam). “What we will build first are the areas that already have ready data. So, please, fellow regional heads, don’t let there be complaints from the community later because of delays in carrying out the data collection,” Tito emphasised. Also attending virtually was BNPB’s Deputy IV for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Jarwansah, as well as the regional heads in the three affected provinces.