President Provides Additional Regional Transfers (TKD) of Rp 10.6 Trillion to Three Provinces in Sumatra
The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), who also chairs the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) in the wake of disasters in Sumatra, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that President Prabowo Subianto has provided additional Regional Transfers (TKD) to three disaster-affected provinces in Sumatra. The total additional budget amounts to around Rp 10.6 trillion.
He explained this at the event handing over compensation to heirs of victims of hydrometeorological disasters and socialising the 2026 TKD addition for the Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra provinces, held hybrid from the MTQ Building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, on Friday (6/3/2026).
The TKD addition is a realisation of Tito’s proposal to President Prabowo Subianto and the DPR. This step is an effort to accelerate post-disaster recovery.
“Hopefully the regions can handle disaster response according to their capabilities. What they cannot handle will be addressed by the centre,” Tito said in a written statement, Saturday (7/3/2026).
Earlier, at a virtual meeting with disaster-affected local governments (Pemda), on Thursday (5/3/2026), Tito explained that the TKD addition is to strengthen the financial capacity of the affected regions.
Moreover, the President decided that the addition would not only be given to directly affected areas. Instead, this addition is given to all regencies/cities and provinces in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh, including those not affected.
“He (the President) decided to provide to all, both affected or not province-wide, because it is considered a province-wide disaster,” he said.
Of the total Rp 10.6 trillion, the allocations for each region differ: Aceh Province about Rp 1.6 trillion; North Sumatra Province Rp 6.3 trillion; and West Sumatra Province Rp 2.6 trillion.
Currently, the policy has been implemented through the Minister of Finance Regulation (KMK) No. 59 of 2026. He has also issued a circular letter to regulate the technical use.
Furthermore, he said the President asked that the additional budget be used to accelerate disaster recovery. For areas not affected, the funds can be used to support disaster mitigation or prevention programmes such as repairing bridges or dams considered vulnerable to impact.
“Also for spatial planning management, such as training programmes for disaster management. I have even created opportunities to be used for addressing inflation,” he closed.