RPJMD Musrenbang Attended by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya, Al Haris: Momentum for Synchronizing Central and Regional Government Programs

Bio Carbon Fund - ISFL Jambi - Jambi Governor Al Haris emphasized the importance of program synchronization between the central and regional governments in order to sharpen and align central and regional programs in the same direction in Development. He conveyed this assertion when attending the Development Planning Meeting (Musrenbang) for the Jambi Province Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) for 2025-2029, held at the Swiss Bell Hotel, Jambi City, Wednesday (21/05/2025). Before the Musrenbang began, Governor Al Haris directly checked the attendance of the regents/mayors one by one and immediately gave a stern warning to the regents who were absent and only sent their representatives. According to Governor Al Haris, because this Musrenbang activity is very important, at least the regents/mayors who are unable to attend can send a deputy regent/deputy mayor.
"This Musrenbang is very important to synchronize the work program activities of the district to the center so that they can be in line. Because the Government is making simultaneous Pilkada to align district, provincial and national programs," said Governor Al Haris. 

Governor Al Haris said, one of the stages of the preparation of the RPJMD regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 86 of 2017 concerning Procedures for Planning, Controlling and Evaluation of Regional Development, Procedures for Evaluation of Draft Regional Regulations on RPJPD and RPJMD, and Procedures for Amendments to RPJPD, RPJMD and RKPD is the Musrenbang RPJMD. 

"The Musrenbang RPJMD for 2025-2029 is an important momentum for the development of Jambi Province for the next five years, because it is a medium for sharpening, aligning, clarifying and agreeing on the goals, targets, strategies, policy directions, and regional development programs that have been formulated in the initial draft of the RPJMD," said Governor Al Haris.
On that occasion, Governor Al Haris explained the macro conditions of Jambi Province. In 2024, Jambi's economy grew by 4.51 percent, and amidst global uncertainty, Jambi's economy continued to grow quite well in the first quarter of 2025 by 4.55 percent compared to the first quarter of 2024 (year on year). In this quarter, growth occurred in all business sectors, except for the construction sector which contracted by 0.83 percent. Meanwhile, the structure of Jambi Province's GRDP did not show significant changes, still dominated by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries business sector by 34.11 percent, and the mining and excavation business sector by 13.83 percent. 

"The Open Unemployment Rate in February 2025 was at 4.48 percent or the same as in August 2024. However, the number of working population increased by 26.3 thousand people compared to February 2024 or increased by 1.48 percent," explained Governor Al Haris. 

"For the percentage of poor people, we have succeeded in reducing it from 7.58 percent in March 2023 to 7.26 percent in September 2024. Improvements in most of these macro indicators cannot be separated from the success of Jambi Province in controlling the inflation rate at around 1.43 percent in 2024 and inflation until April 2025 of 2.1 percent (year to date)," he continued.
Governor Al Haris, referring to the strategic issues and the Vision of JAMBI MANTAP Competitive and Sustainable in 2029 under the Ridho of Allah SWT, there are three missions that will be implemented. "There are three missions that will be implemented, (1) Strengthening Effective and Efficient Governance, (2) Strengthening Regional Competitiveness and Productivity in the Fields of Agriculture, Trade, Industry and Tourism, and (3) strengthening sustainable development and quality of human resources," said Governor Al Haris. 

"The first mission aims to realize accountable, transparent and adaptive governance. While the second mission aims to increase regional competitiveness by optimizing superior sectors. While the third mission has two objectives, namely the first is to realize a low-carbon economic system, efficient in the use of resources, and socially inclusive, and the second is to realize quality, cultured and gender-equal human resources," he continued.
Furthermore, Governor Al Haris also said that in the future there are 12 priority programs that will be implemented in the next five years, namely (1) Bureaucratic Reform, (2) Digitalization of public services, (3) Increasing Regional Fiscal Capacity, (4) Development of Areas and Infrastructure in the Agricultural, Trade, Industry and Tourism Sectors, (5) Development of Start Up Ecosystems, Technological Innovation and Digital Transformation of MSME and Cooperative Products, (6) Increasing Agricultural Land Productivity to Support Village and Regional Food Barns, (7) Development of the Sengeti Tungkal Sabak Strategic Area or SENTUSA as a Fast Growing Area, (8) Facilitating the Acceleration of Energy Security to Support Strategic Areas, (9) Accelerating the Development of Regional Transportation Logistics Systems, (10) Strengthening the Primary Health System and Improving the Quality of Education, (11) The Jambi Advance Network Program abbreviated as PRO-JAMBI, and (12) Reducing GHG Emissions Towards Net Zero Emissions.
"Specifically for PRO JAMBI, this program is a Quick Wins in an effort to accelerate the reduction of development inequality and poverty reduction which will be carried out every year during our leadership. This program will be implemented by the Regional Apparatus for menus that are the authority of the Provincial Government, as well as in the form of financial assistance for menus that are not the authority of the Provincial Government. The first menu is Pro Jambi Cerdas with educational assistance activities for high school/vocational school students from underprivileged families, and S1, S2 and S3 scholarships for the public, as well as vocational education in partnership with Institutions/Business Worlds both domestically and abroad," said Governor Al Haris.
In addition, Governor Al Haris also revealed, the second menu is Pro Jambi Healthy, including BPJS health subsidies for poor families, nutritional assistance for pregnant women, toddlers and adolescents, and a healthy living community movement. The third menu is Pro Jambi Tangguh, including home renovation, working capital assistance for MSMEs/Home Industries/start-ups/millennials, assistance for agricultural, livestock, plantation, fisheries and forestry infrastructure, operational assistance for traditional institutions, increasing life skills for millennials/Gen Z ready to work, job fairs or stable competitive job exchanges, work accident insurance and death insurance for Vulnerable Workers, and 2 percent cheap credit for farmers, fishermen and traditional market traders. The fourth menu is Pro Jambi Responsif, in the form of assistance for the disabled, abandoned children, the elderly and the socially disadvantaged, incentives for Babinsa/Babinkamtibmas, forming a BERSINAR Village or Drug-Free Village and the Lapor Wak DUL channel (Wo Haris and Pak Dul) which collects aspirations and public complaint services.

"The last menu is Pro Jambi Agamis, in the form of honorariums for religious employees, religious teachers and Madrasah Diniyah Takmiliyah and Islamic Boarding Schools, honorariums for sub-district Dai, free umrah assistance for religious teachers, Quran memorizers and outstanding religious employees, and the one village one Quran memorizer program," said Governor Al Haris. 

Governor Al Haris also invited all regents/mayors throughout Jambi Province to commit together to achieving the development targets of Jambi Province. The same commitment is also for all Heads of Regional Apparatus within the Jambi Provincial Government. "We all must be more intensive in coordinating with the Central Government, including coordination between us in the Jambi Provincial Government and the Regency/City Governments throughout Jambi Province and other stakeholders, so that the development we carry out can synergize, have leverage, and provide the greatest possible benefits to the community," concluded Governor Al Haris.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) of the Republic of Indonesia, Bima Arya Sugiarto in his remarks strongly supported the Governor's reprimand to the two regional heads who did not send their deputies with a stern warning, because they were not present and were not represented by their deputy regents to attend the 2025-2029 Jambi RPJMD Musrenbang. "The discipline shown by Governor Al Haris to the regents is what was instilled in the retreat from ministers to governors. That is what the regents/mayors must understand to tidy up our bureaucracy," said Wamendagri Bima Arya. 

Bima Arya also explained that President Prabowo was inspired by the Chinese reformist figure, Deng Xiaoping. The figure is known to have succeeded in driving significant changes in his country to become one of the countries with the largest economic power in the world. It is hoped that this spirit can also be possessed by leaders in Indonesia. "I invite you to understand the President's way of thinking before we tinker with the RPJMD and so on," he explained. 

In this Musrenbang, Governor Al Haris and Chairman of the Jambi Provincial DPRD M. Hafiz also witnessed the signing of the Agreement on the Minutes of the Musrenbang RPJMD Jambi Province for 2025-2029 by the regents/mayors throughout Jambi Province.