Tito Karnavian Urges Pramono to Change Jakarta's Budget, Allocate for Uninhabitable Home Repairs

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has advised Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung to amend the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) to allocate funds for repairing uninhabitable houses.

Citing statements from Jakarta Regional Council member Hilda Kusuma Dewi and Head of the DKI Jakarta Housing and Settlements Office, Kelik Indriyanto, Tito noted that the Jakarta local government currently lacks a budget for improving uninhabitable homes.

"It was conveyed earlier by the council member and also the head of the housing office that there is almost no budget in DKI for house repairs," Tito said while inspecting a home renovation project in Ambon Village, Kedaung Kali Angke, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Saturday (24/10/2026).

"I suggest that this be communicated to the Governor so that changes can be made because we need to address problems like those in Ambon Village, a drug-affected area," he added.

The former police chief expressed confidence that the residents of Ambon Village do not wish for their area to be labeled as a drug village.

Tito explained that the government aims to tackle the root issues of drug-affected communities through home renovation programs spearheaded by the Ministry of Housing and Settlements (PKP).

According to Tito, the root causes of drug-affected areas include poverty, uninhabitable housing, and lack of community empowerment.

Therefore, he hopes that other local governments will also allocate their APBD for repairing uninhabitable homes.

"I urge also the DKI local government to budget for these programs. The local council is here, there are many housing projects, and I ask for this to be communicated," he remarked.

"I also call on all local governments to undertake similar initiatives. Create programs that are pro-people's welfare," he added.

In this context, Minister Ara from the Ministry of Housing and Settlements noted that Jakarta lacks an APBD to address uninhabitable housing.

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), there are 821,840 homes in Jakarta classified as uninhabitable.

This figure is relatively high compared to other provinces.

"Today, I must stress, since the DKI Jakarta council alongside the Governor has no budget for home repairs, despite over 800,000 homes being in this condition, like the case of Mrs. Ester, which last year did not exceed 200," Ara said.

Ara mentioned that the home renovation target for Jakarta in 2025 is only 158 units.

He praised President Prabowo Subianto for increasing the quota for home renovations this year.

"From 158, we are raising it this year to 10,300 to repair homes for the people of Jakarta. Let's give a round of applause for Prabowo. In Jakarta, it's zero. How many in Jakarta? Zero. Prabowo provided how many? 10,300. Just to be clear on this matter. So, the one fixing things in Jakarta is President Prabowo. Let's be open about it," Ara stated.

"Well, we are collaborating with Mr. Pram to develop other projects. Mr. Pram supports housing issues, and specifically for home renovations, that is Mr. Prabowo providing 10,300," he added.