18th Plenary Meeting of East Kalimantan Province DPRD

Samarinda, June 15, 2021, 10.00 WITA . The Regional Representative Council of East Kalimantan Province held the 18th Plenary Meeting in Building D 6th Floor of the East Kalimantan Provincial Parliament on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The plenary meeting was chaired and opened by the Deputy Chairman of the East Kalimantan Province DPRD, M. Samsun, SE, M .Si, attended by the leaders and members of the East Kalimantan Provincial DPRD, Deputy Governor of East Kalimantan, the Regional Secretariat of the Province of East Kalimantan and the Assistant of the Regional Secretariat, the Forkopimda element, the Ormas/NGOs and all the regional apparatus within the East Kalimantan Provincial Government through the Video Conference (Zoom Meeting ).

This plenary meeting is intended to convey the government's answer to the general view read by 8 (eight) East Kalimantan Provincial DPRD factions related to the 2019-2023 RPJMD explanation and the financial memorandum of accountability Raperda Implementation of the East Kalimantan Province APBD in 2020 which was submitted at the previous plenary meeting (Plenary Meeting 17th).

The government conveyed in the answer that the government agreed that in the preparation of development targets in the changes to the East Kalimantan Province RPJMD in 2019-2023 can be more realistic and adjust to the current conditions, especially considering the condition of Pandemi Covid 19 and changes that occur at the national and international levels.

related to the condition of the silpa that occurred in the previous year was very dominated because the problem of Pandemi Covid 19 So that the budget realization process can run more optimally, accelerate the process of procurement of goods and services and increase the mechanism of monitoring and controlling the implementation of activities. The government will further increase the allocation of capital expenditure, especially directed at the development of small, micro and medium businesses.

with regard to the optimization of regional revenue government will further increase the management of assets in order to be more optimized for increasing regional income. The government will increase the monitoring and evaluation mechanism in the field. The leading sector will continue to be encouraged to support sustainable development. Related to the optimization of BUMD, BUMD evaluation and revitalization efforts will be made. In addition, the government agrees with the general view of the council faction that the government must further improve coordination related to increasing investment.

with regard to the construction of road infrastructure, irrigation and other basic infrastructure so far still encounter obstacles, one of which is land problems. However, the government will continue to improve and develop with the strategy of optimizing the sharing funds between the APBN, APBD and DAK/Financial assistance that are adjusted to the status of the road handled. This is realized very important because it also involves the problem of inequality in the area that still occurs and will be reduced by improving infrastructure to facilitate accessibility to all production areas.

It was also conveyed that the lower poverty target of the government viewed the condition of Pandemi Covid 19 will still take place and certainly have an impact on development in East Kalimantan Province in the future. Some expenditure allocations of activities related to social assistance that are not absorbed are due to assistance from the central government which causes assistance from the regional government cannot be channeled, and there is data from prospective recipients who still need to be validated/invalid.

Regarding the handling of unemployment problems, the government needs to carry out a strategy to improve skills training for prospective labor and prepare a job training center to be more optimal in carrying out its role.

with regard to education, the government agrees to improve technical instructions related to the distribution of scholarships in East Kalimantan Province and related to the mechanism for admission of new students online, will be carried out by cooperating with Telkom. The government said that it was related to the online teaching and learning mechanism at Pandemi Covid 19, it was still constrained by the limitations of internet access infrastructure in several regions in East Kalimantan Province.

regarding the health sector in the province of East Kalimantan, the government will be committed and serious in intensive handling in cases of stunting/malnutrition and handling of COVID 19 in East Kalimantan Province. >

several other things, such as related to the condition of the Environmental Quality Index (IKLH) in East Kalimantan Province, the government will maintain achievements with a more intensive environmental pollution control program strategy. The government will also follow up in the near future related to the preparation of a governor regulation regarding legal assistance and persons with disabilities. The government will carry out public service strategies with an IT system and governance to increase the achievement of a better bureaucratic reform index.

The closing agenda in the implementation of the 18th plenary meeting of the East Kalimantan Provincial DPRD was the formation of a special committee for the 2019-2023 RPJMD changes appointed from the representatives of each faction in the DPRD of East Kalimantan Province and chaired by Ir.Agus Suwandi from the Gerindra Faction.

(Humasbappeda/AKS) .