Jakarta, March 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto instructed Housing and Settlement Areas Minister Maruarar Sirait to ensure physical and environmental quality in the construction of subsidized housing provided by the government for the community.

Sirait made this statement here on Wednesday (March 19) after a meeting with President Prabowo following the findings of significant disparities in the quality of subsidized housing across different regions of Indonesia.

"The president instructed that subsidized housing does not mean it is not of quality. In fact, subsidized housing must remain of quality," Sirait emphasized, quoting Prabowo.

In his report to the president, Sirait stated that several subsidized houses were well-constructed, wit...