Jayapura, Indonesia – Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Ribka Haluk, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the governance of Papua’s Special Autonomy Fund (Otsus), emphasizing that improving fund management remains a national priority to ensure timely distribution, accurate targeting, and tangible benefits for local communities.
The statement was delivered during the Coordination Meeting on Improving Governance and Preventing Corruption in the Special Autonomy Fund for the provinces of Papua, West Papua, Southwest Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua, held in Jayapura on Thursday.
According to Ribka, the main challenge is not the availability of the Special Autonomy Fund itself, but ensuring that its management system functions effectively so that the funding reaches its intended beneficiaries on time.
“Our challenge today is not the Special Autonomy Fund itself, but its governance. We must ensure that the Special Autonomy Fund is disbursed on time and reaches the right targets,” Ribka said.
She noted that reforms in fund management have already produced encouraging results. The distribution of the 2025 Special Autonomy Fund reached full realization, while in 2026 the Ministry of Home Affairs continues to strengthen governance through an integrated system developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas).
The integrated mechanism connects planning, budgeting, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation processes, with the goal of making fund distribution more transparent, accountable, and timely.
Ribka also explained that, as of mid-2026, all provincial and regency or municipal governments across Papua had completed the first phase of the Special Autonomy Fund disbursement. Regional governments are now encouraged to fulfill the requirements for the second phase, including submitting financial realization reports, performance reports, and preparing an Acceleration Action Plan (RAP).
“The year 2026 must become a historic milestone in completing the improvement of Special Autonomy Fund governance. Once we achieve timely distribution, our next goals are accurate targeting and meaningful impact. That is what we want to accomplish together,” she said.
She further urged regional administrations to finalize their Acceleration Action Plans, including those related to the utilization of efficiency funds returned by the central government. Completing these administrative requirements, she said, is essential to prevent delays in the next phase of fund distribution.
Concluding her remarks, Ribka emphasized that the Ministry of Home Affairs will continue assisting regional governments in strengthening the governance of the Special Autonomy Fund by implementing the 5T principles: accurate data, timely disbursement, precise targeting, sound governance, and effective utilization.
Through stronger governance, the Indonesian government expects the Special Autonomy Fund to accelerate development initiatives and improve the welfare of communities throughout the Papua region.
