TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Costs of regional administration heads’ retreat borne by central government
The central government has decided to cover the cost of a retreat for elected regional heads after a circular on co-sharing for the event went viral.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Orientation retreat: Tents have been erected to accommodate elected regional heads during a retreat at the Borobudur International Golf & Country Club in the Military Academy compound in Magelang, Central Java, on Feb. 2, 2025. Regional heads were initially to cover the cost of the accommodation and meals before it was taken over by the Home Ministry after a circular on co-sharing went viral. (Kompas.com/Egadia Birru)
T
he central government has decided to bear the cost of a planned retreat for elected officials after it was initially to be borne by each regional administration in a co-sharing mechanism, as shown in a viral Home Ministry circular.
Initially, regional administrations were to allocate Rp 22 million (US$1,344) from their budgets to fund the elected regional heads’ orientation retreat program, according to Home Ministry Circular No. 200.5/628/SJ, which was issued on Tuesday and went viral after the letter was published on social media on Wednesday.
The retreat, referred to as "glamping" in the viral circular, for 505 regional heads is scheduled to take place at the Borobudur International Golf and Country Club in the Military Academy compound in Magelang, Central Java, from Feb. 21 to 28. Glamping is a portmanteau of “glamorous camping”.
Magelang City Secretary Hamzah Kholifi and Magelang City administration section head Saleh Apriyanto confirmed they received the letter.
“[The letter] is from the Human Resources Development Agency [BPSDM] of the Home Ministry,” Saleh said on Thursday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Read also: Retreat for new regional heads raises recentralization concerns
Based on the letter, the retreat costs Rp 2.75 million per participant per day, which amounts to Rp 22 million for the entirety of the program.
