Surabaya DPRD asks for socialization of population administration to be reinforced

Jakarta – The Surabaya City DPRD encourages the socialization of Population Administration (Adminduk) to be expanded to the RT and RW levels. This step is important to prevent inaccurate population data and ensure that distribution of social assistance is on the target. Deputy Chairman of the Surabaya City DPRD, Bahtiyar Rifai, requested that the socialization of the orderly administration of population administration be tightened to the RT and RW level. Bahtiyar said the Surabaya population and the civil registration service (Dispendukcapil) still recorded about 1,000 residents who died, but that their death certificates have not yet been reported. He expressed it in Surabaya today. “This condition has the potential to disrupt the accuracy of population data and the distribution of social assistance (Bansos),” Bahtiyar said in a written statement on Monday (13/10/2025). Browse to continue the content, he believes that public awareness should be raised so as not to report the death of a family member. “I hope that RT, RW and village heads will actively remind residents to report immediately. Because if not, it can cause problems in the future, including the possible loss of rights or heritage rights,” says Bahytiar. Bahtiyar added that Surabaya, as a modern city, already has a digital system that makes it easier for residents to manage the population administration online. “Now it’s enough to go through the RW Hall or the application. In the future, it would be better if RT and RW have access to their own reporting application so it would be faster,” he said. The politician of the Gerindra party hopes that dispendukcapil officers in sub-districts can be pioneers in strengthening orderly population administration. “Surabaya is already a modern city, a digital city. So, online services should be more open so residents can find it easily and not delay,” Bahtiyar said. Meanwhile, the head of the Surabaya population and the Civil Registration Division, Eddy Christijanto, explained that some residents were reluctant to report because they were afraid to lose social help. Although assistance can be transferred to the legal heirs. “There is still a thousand death data that has not been reported. Mostly because they are concerned that social assistance is lost, although the mechanism can be continued,” says Eddy. He emphasized that residents can now update their population data without coming to the office. “Everything can be managed via the KNG mobile application or the official website of Surabaya DispendukCapil,” Eddy concluded. (Anl/Ega)