Jakarta and Bekasi Discussed About Partnership Assistance Fund Realization

Jakarta Provincial Government and Bekasi City Government held a meeting to discuss about partnership assistance in budget year 2017 and several programs at Bantar Gebang Landfill (TPA).

Governor hopes all sides can cooperate together to optimize its absorption

Jakarta Secretariat's Governance Bureau Head, Premi Lasari said, its discussion included the mechanism of assistance budget realization in 2016 for making artesian well of Rp 25 billion. As planned, Bekasi Government will submit its work to Bekasi PDAM.

"For artesian, we does not want any government equity participation (PMP) since it is not allowed. So it managed by Bekasi with cooperation from PDAM," she expressed.

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She explained, only about Rp 65 billion is realized from Rp 186 billion that has been budgeted in partnership assistance fund in 2016.

While in 2017, she continued, Rp 318 billion was budgeted, consisted of Rp 248 billion for partnership assistance fund and Rp 70 billion for community development (by cash).

"There is no realization at all for 2017. Governor hopes all sides can cooperate together to optimize its absorption," she said.

Bekasi Mayor, Rahmat Effendi added, in that meeting his side reported about fund realization in 2017 and its absorption.

He explained about Jalan Jati Asih widening project progress that has reached 60 percent as the fund realization which reported by his side to Jakarta Provincial Government.

"So we are here to report fund realization and accomplishment in Bekasi. Including several programs in Bantar Gebang Landfill," he closed.