"Ministries and agencies' programs are often not aligned and not known by governors, district heads, and mayors," he said during the launch of the 2025—2029 Papua Development Acceleration Action Plan in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Karnavian emphasized that the three main tasks of the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of the Papuan Special Autonomy Development are synchronization and harmonization of programs, supervision, and evaluation, in line with President Prabowo Subianto's wish to accelerate Papua's development.
He wanted the committee, which was formed in October 2025, to be able to organize and align ministries and agencies' programs with development needs in Papua.
He explained that the socio-historical conditions in Papua, which lack a strong internal unifying force among the indigenous Papuan peoples, coupled with the difficult-to-access terrain, are the main factors contributing to the development gap.
This situation, he continued, requires a planned and coordinated approach to accelerating development.
He further said that failure of central government programs often occurs due to a lack of follow-up program support from regional governments.
To this end, he suggested that the implementation mechanism for the 2025–2029 action plan should allow for feedback from regional heads in Papua so that central and regional programs can be effectively aligned.
In addition to program harmonization, the minister also urged the committee to regularly monitor regional governments that face obstacles in carrying out the development acceleration agenda.
He proposed that evaluations be carried out every three or four months. If no significant improvements are made, the results of the evaluation will be directly monitored by the president, and intervention may be taken if needed.
On that occasion, Minister Karnavian also stressed that development acceleration in Papua must genuinely offer a tangible impact on the community.
"Regional heads in Papua may propose budget increases. But the most important thing is ensuring that the budget genuinely flows all the way to the grassroots level," he remarked.
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Translator: Fianda Sjofjan, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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