We will oversee the Culture Agency (KSD)'s work program in this year's budget

The Jakarta DPRD's Commission E, held a joint meeting along with the Culture Agency in the City Council Building, on Tuesday (2/4). They discussed the work program of the Jakarta Culture Office in 2020.

"We will oversee the Culture Agency (KSD)'s work program in this year's budget," expressed Jakarta DPRD's Commission E Chairman, Iman Satria.

In that occasion, Jakarta Culture Agency Head Iwan Henry Wardhana, this year, his agency would carry out 531 activities with a budget of Rp 383 billion. This budget was divided for activities in the agency by Rp 180 billion, sub-agency by Rp 85 billion and management unit by Rp 117 billion.

Its activities were related to fostering and empowering art performers, maintaining, developing and utilizing cultural heritage, as well as providing and maintaining cultural arts facilities.

His party would run the regional strategic activity action plan in the form of the development of the Benjamin Sueb Park and tourism and culture through revitalization of Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), arts and cultural festival throughout the year and the development of tourist sites in Jakarta.

"We convey the programs and activities that exist in the cultural service in this year's budget," he explained.

From the work plan, there were seven priority activities such as planning for DED building and landscape of the Benyamin Sueb building by spending around Rp 1.3 billion and will be executed from January to March.

There were also the Benyamin Sueb's exhibition building DED with a budget of Rp 1.053 billion and will be executed from Friday until March, Setu Babakan PBB area master plan with a budget of Rp 897 million and will be executed in June.

Further, the Benyamin Sueb's Park area master plan with a budget of Rp 897 million and will be realized in June, art performance with a budget of Rp 5.3 billion and will be realized from February until December.

Traditional musical instruments procurement with a budget of Rp 616 million and will be realized in June and Jakarta Arts Building conservation with a budget of Ro 2/4 billion and will be realized from February until December.

"We will always come up with creative ideas thus our culture is maintained," he stated.