Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk asked regional governments in the Papua region to expedite the completion of the preparation and submission of the Program Budget Plan for the use of additional Special Autonomy Funds.
He also requested that the preparation of the 2026 Fiscal Year Additional Infrastructure Fund be accelerated.
"The draft budget that has been prepared and equipped with supporting documents must be immediately submitted for evaluation through an integrated system, namely the Regional Government Information System , the Papua Development Acceleration Information System, and the Special Autonomy Regional Financial Information System ," Ribka said in a statement.
This follows the issuance of Minister of Finance Decree No. 146 of 2026 concerning Adjustments to the Detailed Allocation of Special Autonomy Funds and Regional Development Plans for the 2026 Fiscal Year for regions across Papua, amounting to Rp2.7 trillion. The allocation consists of Rp696 billion in Special Autonomy Funds and Rp2 trillion in DTI.
Ribka stated that accelerating the drafting of the RAP is crucial for accelerating development in Papua. Therefore, governors, regents, and mayors are being asked to immediately prepare and submit budget plans and programs for the use of these funds.
The RAP was prepared in accordance with statutory provisions and is guided by the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) and the Papua Development Acceleration Master Plan.
He explained that as a form of the central government's commitment to expediting the preparation and evaluation of the additional Special Autonomy Fund Draft Budget, a Joint Circular Letter of the Three Ministers, namely the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of National Development.
Furthermore, Ribka also asked the regional government to immediately follow up on the RAP that had been evaluated by both the central and provincial governments.
