PRR Task Force Urges Ministries and Agencies to Accelerate Post-Disaster Recovery Budget Proposals
Efforts to recover the agricultural sector following hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra are being accelerated. Following the approval of the Sumatra Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Master Plan by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), the Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Task Force is now urging ministries and agencies to immediately submit and expedite budget disbursements to ensure recovery programmes can commence on the ground.
The Chairman of the Sumatra Post-Disaster PRR Task Force, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, emphasised that accelerating budget proposals is key to preventing delays in the rehabilitation and reconstruction process. He noted that the government has prepared policy and budgetary support, meaning all ministries and agencies must act swiftly to address recovery programme requirements.
“Please submit budget proposals to the Minister of Finance in accordance with the activities planned in the Master Plan. The sooner, the better, so that once the Ministry of Finance has transferred the funds, we can move faster on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Sumatra disasters. We must not allow a situation where, despite presidential directives and the Minister of Finance having prepared the budget, colleagues in ministries and agencies fail to submit proposals, thereby delaying the recovery of Sumatra,” Tito stated in a briefing on Saturday (6/6/2026).
This push comes as the focus shifts from emergency response and transition phases to permanent recovery programmes. On several occasions, the National Command Post of the PRR Task Force has also requested that ministries and agencies accelerate the submission of the 2026 Additional Budget (ABT) while simultaneously preparing funding requirements for 2027 to avoid any implementation gaps in the following year.
Based on monitoring by the PRR Task Force National Command Post as of 3 June 2026, several ministries and agencies have entered the budgeting stage with the Ministry of Finance or have already received budget allocations. These include the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Housing and Residential Areas, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Meanwhile, other ministries and agencies are still completing internal processes or preparing supporting documentation.
“Accelerating funding is becoming increasingly important because various recovery programmes are ready for implementation. In the agricultural sector, the rehabilitation of affected land has reportedly reached 63 per cent progress, and replanting activities have begun in several areas of Aceh. In the education sector, the revitalisation of affected schools is ongoing to ensure students are no as longer studying in emergency facilities,” he explained.
Furthermore, the construction of permanent housing is being accelerated to ensure that communities can move into safe and decent homes as soon as possible.
The Sumatra Post-Disaster Master Plan serves as the primary guideline for permanent recovery over a three-year period, spanning 2026–2028. The document, developed through collaboration between the central government, regional governments, Bappenas, and the PRR Task Force, comprises 11,512 programmes and activities with a total budget requirement of Rp100.166 trillion.
“We are now in the process of moving towards permanent recovery, or rehab-recon. The key is the Master Plan, which is compiled from affected regencies, cities, and provinces, alongside ministries and agencies, and aligned by Bappenas and the PRR Task Force,” Tito concluded.