Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Pratikno, has assured that the budget for disaster response/handling will not be affected by the budget efficiency policy.

"It (budget allocation for disaster handling) is secure because there is a standby fund at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), so there are no issues," Minister Pratikno said after taking part in the Free Health Check-Up program here on Thursday.

He made the statement in response to concerns regarding the weather management service offered by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) and BNPB, which have faced budget cuts.

He emphasized that all budgets related to public services are secure. "Basically, anythi...