Sultan: Village Financial Management Must Avoid Overlaps

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, stated that financial management at the village level in this province must avoid overlaps and ensure efficiency. “And ensure that every rupiah truly returns to the welfare of the people. Thus, what we must build is not only a system, but also a civilised bureaucracy,” said Sri Sultan in his speech at the Strengthening of Village Fund Management in Yogyakarta on Tuesday. The DIY Governor said that, moreover, villages represent the first face of the state, the space where policies meet real life. “Therefore, financial governance at this level must be a mirror of orderly, aligned, and welfare-oriented governance,” he said. The DIY Governor stated that in a civilised life order, government is not only demanded to be present as a power manager, but also as a guardian of trust. “Because essentially, power is not a personal right, but a entrusted responsibility that must be accounted for,” he said. Furthermore, from the cultural dimension of Yogyakarta, the message about the dangers of corrupt behaviour has long been warned in Serat Piwulang Sampeyandalem Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. The serat mentions “do not exceed the limits, by villains who approach. Be wary of their movements, do not be influenced by the desire to steal, because the consequences are truly heavy. Stealing certainly leaves traces. Banish far away thoughts of doing evil, and abandon dirty behaviour”. This message aligns with the values of sasmita behaviour, amrih nirmala, that every action must be carried out with sensitivity in reading omens. In public trust management, deviations often begin from things that appear small and subtle.