Jakarta, April 7 -- Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo said that the Community-Based Infrastructure (IBM) program directly benefits the lowest-income communities.

"We all agree that Community-Based Infrastructure directly reaches the most underprivileged communities," he said during a working meeting with the parliament here on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Public Works is consolidating its budget to ensure IBM funding is not reduced, allocating Rp5.48 trillion (around US$321.1 million) for IBM. With the Rp5.48 trillion allocation, the 2026 IBM program targets 15,364 locations.

Hanggodo reaffirmed the ministry's commitment to maintain IBM funding according to the initial 2026 Budget Implementation List (DIPA), despite tightening ministr...