Rp 509 Billion Budget Unabsorbed, DPRD DKI "Reprimands" Five SKPDs
JAKARTA — DKI Jakarta DPRD member Manuara Siahaan has highlighted the failure to absorb up to around Rp 509 billion in budget across five Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (SKPD) within the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.
He assessed that this situation indicates suboptimal budget planning and performance. This was stated by Manuara during a Commission A DPRD DKI Jakarta meeting with executive officials at the DKI DPRD Building on Thursday (23/4/2026).
“Under Commission A’s partners, there are three SKPDs with absorption deviations exceeding 10 percent,” said Manuara on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Fire and Rescue Agency (Damkar) recorded 8 percent of its budget unabsorbed, while the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded 7 percent.
“If totalled, this amounts to approximately Rp 509 billion—half a trillion—unabsorbed across five SKPDs. What does this mean? At face value, I conclude that you gentlemen are inefficient in budget planning. Note this, assistants,” he said.
He reminded them not to use efficiency as a justification for low budget absorption. According to him, this condition actually shows errors in programme planning.
Manuara also urged the executive ranks, particularly the assistants in the DKI Provincial Government, to evaluate activities that are not proceeding, including the possibility of unexecuted governor’s priority programmes.
“We should not make excuses citing efficiency. If this much remains unabsorbed, I assure you, I will report to the SKPDs and to the Governor that there is disloyalty in implementing programmes,” Manuara stated.
He emphasised that the government already has regulations and competency standards for handling electrical accident fires, including the thermal runaway phenomenon in batteries.
Manuara referred to several regulations such as Presidential Decree (Kepres) No. 55 of 2019 and the Indonesian National Work Competency Standards (SKKNI) which regulate electrical fire handling.
According to him, the handling protocols are already available, including the use of special equipment such as lithium fire killer.
“The SOP is already in place, namely electrical vehicle accident rescue. So do not act as if there is no protocol,” he said.
He encouraged that these provisions be detailed further in local technical guidelines, either through the Governor’s Decree (SK) or other regulations, to optimise field implementation.