Indonesia seeks a solution as 9,000 PPPK in NTT face job risk
Thekabarnews.com—The Indonesian government is trying to figure out the best way to fix regional budget problems. These problems could leave thousands of state employees with employment agreements...
Thekabarnews.com—The Indonesian government is trying to figure out the best way to fix regional budget problems. These problems could leave thousands of state employees with employment agreements (PPPK) without jobs.
According to officials, the government aims to monitor regional budgets and ensure the continuity of essential public services.
National attention focused on reports that about 9,000 PPPK workers in East Nusa Tenggara could lose their jobs. This situation is due to rules limiting regional budget spending on employee salaries.
Law No. 1/2022 on Fiscal Relations Between Central and Regional Governments says that local governments can only use 30% of the regional budget (APBD) to pay their employees.
If the provincial government strictly enforces the rule, it may have to dismiss a large number of PPPK workers. Currently, the province has approximately 12,000 PPPK workers. This indicates that nearly three-quarters of them could face repercussions.
The provincial government hired a significant number of these individuals in July 2025 for a five-year period. Before that, they had only worked for seven months.
Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms Minister Rini Widyantini agreed with the East Nusa Tenggara provincial government and other regional governments that are also having trouble with money.
“We understand why the East Nusa Tenggara government and other places with little money are worried,” “Rini said, Sunday, March 15.
She said that the State civil servants (ASN) need PPPK workers to help keep public services running in many places.
In places like East Nusa Tenggara, PPPK workers help with things like health care and school. Rini said that you should not only think about money.
“You cannot just look at the numbers in the budget and make a choice. We also need to think about how public services will go on,” she said.
The Indonesian government is looking into possible changes to policies that could help keep the job market and the economy stable. They aim to address the challenges of hiring public servants while ensuring that essential public services, like education and healthcare, continue to function effectively despite budget constraints.
The data shows that Indonesia’s regional governments are having a harder time hiring public servants. This is while sticking to strict budget rules.
Any policy decision will have to carefully balance the need to stay within budget with the need to keep important public services running in areas with limited funds. These services include education and healthcare, which are vital to maintaining public welfare and economic stability.
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