Minister of Home Affairs confirms the important role of local inspectorates in the monitoring of priority programs

Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), Muhammad Tito Karnavian emphasized the importance of the role of regional inspectorates or the Internal Monitoring Development of the Government (APIP) in supervision of the implementation of priority programs in the central government that directly affects regions. These programs include free nutritious meals (MBG), Red and White Village/Sub District Cooperatives, Red and White Fisherman’s villages and food security programs. According to Tito, the regional inspectorate or apip is not only the task of performing regular oversight, but must also be at the forefront to ensure that regional budgets are used effectively and have a real impact on the community. “I have previously said that regional inspectors should not only monitor if an incident occurs, but also do, provide input, provide warnings. That’s what I transferred with the term foresight,” Tito said Thursday (9/10/2025). Browse to continue with the content, he transferred it after opening the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) for Development and Supervision (BinWas) for the implementation of the regional government in 2025 in Jakarta, Thursday (9/10). On the same occasion, Tito also set out regional strategies that could be implemented in dealing with the dynamics of the derivation of regional transfer (TKD) funds. In this context, regional governments (PEMDA) can perform spending efficiency, especially for bureaucratic programs. Excessive business meetings and business trips must be reduced. According to Tito, these efforts can be made as during the Covid-19 situation. At that time, the regional government became able to optimize work programs effectively and effectively, as well as reduce spending on unnecessary activities. “The second thing is that regions must be smart and innovative to find income, but not to tax the small people,” he added. He also gave an example of the collection of restaurant and hotel tax levies, and the regional government could build a system so that the potential tax can be transferred to the Treasury of the local government. So far, he said, there have been many leaks that have not yet come fully in the coffins of the regional government. Apart from innovative ways to earn revenue, regional governments must also capture national programs that have an impact in the regions. These efforts, apart from the support of government priority programs, will also create work in the community. On the other hand, Tito also asked the regional government to perform exercises on the regional income and expenditure budget (APBD). Various ineffective expenditure budgets are asked to be reduced, while looking for innovation opportunities to increase local original income (road). “For example, to revive MSMEs. It facilitates MSME licensing, as Sri Sultan Yogyakarta did, yes. So MSMEs can survive, during Covid, they can still survive, economic growth will be positive,” he said. (Anl/Ega)