Committee IV DPD RI: "Encourage Bappenas to Improve Planning Quality"

18 January 2023 oleh admin

dpd.go.id - Committee IV DPD RI held a working meeting with the Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of the Indonesian National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to discuss the 2023 Government Work Plan (RKP). The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of Committee IV DPD RI Dra . Hj. Elviana, M.Si and attended by all members of Committee IV DPD RI.

In her remarks Elviana expressed several points of concern that were the focus of Committee IV DPD RI, including regarding the impact of the pandemic which will still have an effect in 2023. "The pandemic has caused socio-economic injury effects, some examples of the effects of these injuries are decreased productivity, learning loss and job loss, and the relatively slow recovery of the business world. Moreover, 2023 is the preparation of the RPJPN in welcoming the 2045 vision and preparation for the political year in 2024," said Elviana. In her remarks Elviana revealed several points of concern that were the focus of Committee IV DPD RI, including regarding the impact of the pandemic which will still have an effect in 2023. "The pandemic has caused socio-economic injury effects, some examples of the effects of these injuries are decreased productivity, learning loss and job loss, and the relatively slow recovery of the business world. Moreover, 2023 is the preparation of the RPJPN in welcoming the 2045 vision and preparation for the political year in 2024," said Elviana. In her remarks, Elviana also alluded to the Development of the IKN "In terms of the Development of a new IKN with the intention of encouraging the development of the Eastern Indonesia Region (KTI) for regional equity and reducing inequality, it is hoped that the Government must continue to make comprehensive studies covering various aspects of national and state life so that the process development can run smoothly” said Elviana. The Minister of PPN/Bappenas in his presentation delivered an evaluation of the 2022 RKP where several macro development targets had not been achieved. "The target poverty rate is 8.5-9.0 percent, the realization is 9.54%, and the HDI target is 73.41-72.91% and 72.91% is realized," said Suharso Monoarfa. The Minister of National Development Planning/Bappenas added that the things that need to be considered based on public perceptions related to the 2005-2025 RPJPN are the availability of jobs and easy access for the poor to meet their basic needs. "Before 2045 Indonesia must get out of the Middle Income Trap (MIT), we have been trapped in MIT for 30 years, the demographic bonus will support achieving 6.0% economic growth to get out of MIT in 2040" said Suharso.

Senator from Aceh, Sudirman, on the occasion of this Working Meeting expressed his aspirations regarding the Special Autonomy Fund for the Aceh Province area. "Aceh is one of the poorest provinces on the island of Sumatra and please don't intervene in the distribution of the Special Autonomy Fund so that the Special Autonomy funds can really be used for the welfare of the people," said Sudirman.

Other aspirations came from Southeast Sulawesi, particularly related to infrastructure in Southeast Sulawesi. "Infrastructure development in Southeast Sulawesi cannot use the APBD, all that is used to build is from loans, while natural resources are extracted and most of the results go to the center," said Amirul Tamim. "We haven't seen the 2023 RKP regarding the development of Buton asphalt, even though the potential for Buton asphalt is very large which can absorb a lot of labor and certainly provide benefits to the community and we also hope that the bridge connecting P. Muna - P. Buton can be built and entered into RKP 2023.” added Amirul.

Senator from Bangka Belitung, Zuhri M. Syahzali hopes that the industrial acceleration program in Babel can be implemented. "I heard about the government's plan to stop tin exports, we support this policy but must be prepared in earnest by building downstream so as to increase the added value of tin in Babylon," added Zuhri.

"Regional development planning must be of high quality, it must be ensured that it is regional development, not development in the regions, which means that the central government rides on development in the regions," said Jimmly Assidiq. "So far, we haven't talked too much about the quality of planning, we haven't explored the quality of planning," added the Senator from DKI Jakarta. Regarding MSME credit, which is a high risk low income business, to achieve high MSME credit, what government programs besides the KUR program are there? Regarding the province's contribution to national GDP, DKI is the largest, while Central Java is far below DKI. I need Bappenas' clarification on this matter. So what should we encourage to increase regional contribution to national GDP?” Asked Casytha A. Kathmandu Senator of Central Java.

Hope came from West Sulawesi through his deputy, Iskandar Lopa. "West Sulawesi is a potential area as a buffer for IKN with a distance of 10-12 hours can be reached, and we hope that West Sulawesi will be prioritized to receive physical DAK for food estate development. Meanwhile, Eni Sumarni from West Java asked whether Bappenas had a program to build the character of the nation's children. "Currently the nation's morals are critical, we are presented with painful news every day such as children with drug cases, pregnant out of wedlock, etc. How can Bappenas develop a development program plan to build the character of the younger generation, what is the ratio of educators and current students? There has to be a big design related to this," Eni asked.

"NTT has been named the poorest province many times, how long will it take for this problem to be resolved? What special program has Bappenas designed for NTT with the title of being completely backward? We ask for special attention from the central government to deal with poverty in NTT," said Hilda Manafe, the Senator of NTT conveying her aspirations. Regarding the formation of a new province in Papua, West Papua Senator Sanusi Rahaningmas hopes for basic infrastructure support in Southwest Papua. "At least 2024 we hope to have offices for OPDs in Southwest Papua," said Sanusi.

"We propose that the effectiveness of research results by BPS can be used by the provincial government, district/city government, if the results can be used together, it will be very good for the preparation of social programs and poverty alleviation," said Deputy Chairman of Committee IV, Abdul Hakim in a question session answer. "Many people die on the streets because of poor road infrastructure. Please make infrastructure a priority because it is related to protecting residents and building provincial roads. please pay attention to Bappenas” added Abdul Hakim. Unlike Abdul Hakim, the Chairperson of Committee IV highlighted village funds which he considered too rigid and binding on their use. "We know that village fund budgets are regulated in such a tight manner in their use, so we ask that village fund autonomy be implemented immediately bearing in mind that village conditions and needs are different and there should be no entrusted programs from the center that are burdened on village funds, such as the handling of stunting that uses village funds, eventhough not all villages experienced stunting," said Elviana. The IKN program presented by Bappenas did not escape the attention of Committee IV. Sukiryanto, Deputy Chairperson of Committee IV expressed his doubts about the sustainability of the IKN program going forward "I represent Kalimantan, considering that the General Election is only one year away, what will happen to the IKN if the political conditions are very dynamic so that it has the potential to change the IKN Law, what will happen to the IKN if it is not continued by the next Government ? The opportunity for questions and answers with the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas was really used by the Members of Committee IV to convey various problems encountered in the regions. Not to forget, Deputy Chairperson of Committee IV from Maluku, Novita Anakotta also conveyed her aspirations. "It is hoped that Bappenas can make plans that are integrated and actively encourage tourism in Banda Islands by making a tourism master plan in Pulau Pinang. Banda,” said Novita. "Seaweed estate in Maluku continues to be discussed but has not been realized, please pay attention from the Minister," added Novita.

Before the meeting was closed, in response to various questions and statements from the Members of Committee IV, the Minister of PPN/Bappenas stated that in an effort to realize the RKP 2023 development policy, the Ministry of PPN/Bappenas in the process of drafting it had implemented the concept of a development clearing house through selecting the right development activities. really useful and has an important role in the process of achieving development goals. "The government has seven National Priority Programs (PN) and 14 Major Projects which have been identified as having a significant role in achieving development targets in 2023," said Suharso.

Closing the working meeting activities, Committee IV Leaders read out several important points of the meeting conclusions including; 1). Encourage the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas to focus more on the quality of planning in formulating plans so that development in the regions is not just transferring government programs to the regions, but actually implementing development by the regions; 2). Encourage the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas to continue synchronizing and strengthening databases as well as updating data nationally in accordance with the results of Research and Research carried out by BPS so that government work programs including social assistance and other community socio-economic empowerment programs can be carried out optimally and on target; 3). The Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas to develop a more comprehensive program plan for communities and regions to increase the Human Development Index (IPM) and reduce the poverty rate in areas where economic growth is mainly below the national average, so that the 2023 economic growth target can be achieved; 4). Encourage the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas to assist in developing the quality of planning so that national programs "entrusted" to villages are adapted to the specific needs of each village based on the results of the Musrenbangdes; and finally Committee IV DPD RI gave appreciation to the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas for encouraging MSME growth as a national development priority for 2023 and asking to provide interest subsidies that are evenly distributed to Ultra Micro Credit customers. (*)