Editor’s Note
- Sumatra’s post-disaster recovery budget reaches 70 trillion rupiah
- Bappenas calculation: Recovery needs in Sumatra amount to 56.3 trillion rupiah
- Post-disaster recovery and reconstruction plan for 53 districts/cities
Sumatra’s post-disaster recovery budget reaches 70 trillion rupiah
The Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN)/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) welcomes the 70 trillion rupiah budget ceiling for Sumatra’s post-disaster recovery, established by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa.
“Thank God, Mr. Purbaya has been very generous in allocating these funds (for post-disaster recovery), and of course, we have to calculate this carefully,” said Medrilzam, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, during a press conference at the Bappenas office in Jakarta, Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Bappenas Calculations: Recovery Needs in Sumatra: 56.3 Trillion Rupiahs
Medrilzam explained that according to Bappenas’s calculations, the required funds for recovery, particularly reconstruction and rehabilitation, in Sumatra amount to 56.3 trillion Rupiahs.
“For the Renduk PRRP version 1, the total allocation of funds from ministries/agencies aligned with the needs of the three-year R3P program amounts to 2,108 activities with a budget of 56.3 trillion Rupiahs.”
The funds are divided among three provinces: INR45.83 trillion for Aceh, INR2.11 trillion for North Sumatra, and INR8.38 trillion for West Sumatra.
Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Plans in 53 Districts/Cities
This calculation aligns the disaster recovery and reconstruction (R3P) needs in 53 districts/cities, based on the decrees of each governor, with the action plans of 32 ministries/agencies (K/L).
Purbaya previously stated that the disaster recovery budget in Sumatra also includes funds proposed by ministries and agencies in the form of additional expenditures totaling INR70 trillion for multi-year projects.
“This year it’s 28 trillion rupiah, next year another 28 trillion rupiah, and the year after that 16 trillion rupiah. This is combined with various proposals, including support for disaster resilience, operational costs for the task force’s implementation team, rehabilitation, and other matters. We received support for land and irrigation rehabilitation, seed aid, animal feed, and livestock aid, totaling around 43 trillion rupiah, or slightly more or less,” Purbaya explained.
Specifically for the additional budget for disaster recovery between years, Purbaya emphasized that the process will be handled by the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas to avoid overlaps in the combined plans.
Once Bappenas approves the plans, the funds will be transferred to the disaster task force, headed by the Minister of the Interior. ***obs
