Sumatra PRRP Masterplan Becomes Sole Reference for Ministries Until 2028

The issuance of the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Decree No. 25 of 2026 concerning the Master Plan for the Acceleration of Post-Natural Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Renduk PRRP) for Sumatra serves as a binding guide for 32 ministries and agencies in carrying out post-disaster rehabilitation in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The Coordinating Ministerial Decree affirms that compliance by ministries and agencies with the Renduk is absolute to guarantee the principle of building back better, safer, and sustainable in all permanent rehabilitation and reconstruction projects. ‘Ministries, agencies, and regional governments shall implement the acceleration of post-natural disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh Province, North Sumatra Province, and West Sumatra Province in accordance with the Sumatra PRRP Master Plan and technical guidelines as stipulated by the chief of the implementation team of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction,’ states the fourth point of the decree. Through this decree, every ministry and agency incorporated in the PRR Task Force can no longer act independently or prioritise sectoral ego. The government considers that large-scale post-disaster recovery spanning 53 districts and cities in three provinces requires a single integrated working system with uniform control patterns. Moreover, the governance mechanism in the Coordinating Ministerial Decree obliges the Chair of the PRR Task Force Steering Team to submit periodic evaluation reports directly to President Prabowo Subianto every two months or at any time deemed necessary. The PRR Task Force is also mandated to oversee recovery, enabling it to anticipate bureaucratic bottlenecks and ensure the rehabilitation budget is fully absorbed according to target. During recent weeks in June, coordination meetings have frequently been held at the National Post to urge all ministries and agencies to complete documents for additional budget submissions to the Ministry of Finance. This decree confirms that the government, through the PRR Task Force, aims to avoid project delays, overlapping programmes, and development proceeding without synchronisation across ministries and regional governments. The strictness of this monitoring pattern is deemed crucial given the vast scale of damage covering 53 districts and cities in Sumatra. With legal certainty provided by the Coordinating Ministerial Decree, technical ministries such as the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and other ministries and agencies no longer have room to run rehabilitation programmes outside the corridor of the Sumatra PRRP Masterplan. The use of a single database based on by name by address (BNBA) has also been agreed upon to prevent overlapping programmes and aid on the ground. The Sumatra PRRP Masterplan is a detailed roadmap for rehabilitation and reconstruction. The document contains 11,512 rehabilitation and reconstruction activities to be implemented gradually from 2026 to 2028 with a budget of Rp100.16 trillion. The rehabilitation programme includes the construction of permanent housing, the rehabilitation of schools and health facilities, the construction of permanent roads and bridges, river normalisation, rehabilitation of landslide-affected areas, and community economic recovery through support for MSMEs, fishermen, and traditional markets. In the Renduk document, the government previously noted that the total post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction needs for Sumatra reached more than Rp205 trillion based on the results of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment from the 53 affected districts and cities. However, after a verification process, alignment of ministry and agency programmes, and the setting of priorities for permanent rehabilitation, the government together with Parliament on 25 May finally agreed on a rehabilitation and reconstruction budget ceiling of Rp100.16 trillion. PRR Task Force Chief Tito Karnavian stated that Parliament’s support for the Renduk is an important momentum for the synchronisation of permanent rehabilitation across ministries and agencies. ‘The total budget that we have proposed, and thank God, has been approved at the government level,’ he said. He urged ministries, agencies, and regional governments to align their programmes as quickly as possible so that the activities stipulated in the Renduk are promptly implemented. ‘I emphasise, the money has been prepared by the Minister of Finance, the President has issued a directive order and the official letter is there, the budget allocation is also available. The people are already waiting,’ he said during a coordination meeting in Aceh on 9 June 2026.