PANRB Minister Signals Government to Open 160,000 Civil Service Positions in 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Minister of State Apparatus Utilisation and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB), Rini Widyantini, has indicated that the government will open up approximately 160,000 positions for prospective civil servants (CPNS) in 2026.

“Hopefully, hopefully,” said Rini at the PANRB Ministry building in Jakarta on Tuesday (24 February).

Rini hinted at the opening of CPNS positions for 2026 after stating that around 160,000 civil servants will retire in 2025.

“We already have the data; it’s around 160,000,” she said.

Furthermore, she stated that the PANRB Ministry has submitted a budget request to the Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, to support the implementation of the 2026 CPNS selection process.

“We have already sent a letter to the Minister of Finance to have it calculated as soon as possible,” she said.

However, she admitted that she could not yet announce the exact date when the 2026 CPNS selection will begin.

According to her, before announcing the implementation of the CPNS selection, the PANRB Ministry needs to first request the number of positions and the competencies of the CPNS required by each ministry/agency and local government.

“I can’t just make it up. I can’t invent what competencies the agencies need,” she said.