Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Finance distributed additional regional transfers (TKD) worth Rp4.39 trillion (US$251 million) to three disaster-affected provinces in Sumatra at the end of February 2026.The additional TKD allocation was intended for 67 regions in the three provinces directly affected by the disasters, as well as for surrounding regions affected by the disasters, which experienced a TKD decrease in the 2026 Fiscal Year compared to the previous year.”The addition aims to support regional governments in post-disaster recovery, in addition to utilizing funding from the central government for emergency response, rehabilitation, and reconstruction,” the ministry's Head of the Communication and Information Service Bureau, Deni Surjantoro, said on Tuesday.The total additional TKD allocation set by the Minister of Finance is reaching Rp10.65 trillion (US$609 million).The additional TKD for each region will be given in stages to make up for the reduction in the 2026 State Budget TKD allocation compared to 2025, following the Presidential Instruction, using extra general allocation fund (DAU), profit-sharing fund (DBH), and special autonomy funds.The Ministry of Finance distributes the additional TKD in three stages, namely in February, March, and April.In addition, as an initial step to support disaster management and recovery, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa regulated the relaxation of the distribution and use of TKD in disaster-affected areas, including unconditional distribution and use of earmarked TKD for natural disaster management and post-disaster recovery, as well as relaxation of loan obligations for the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program to disaster-affected areas.These three conditions include a postponement of principal and/or interest payments during the post-disaster period, an extension of the loan term of up to 15 years, and a conditional write-off of remaining loans for infrastructure that has been completely or severely damaged by floods, flash floods, or landslides, where the damage exceeds 70 percent of the asset's value.This relief is not automatic and is granted according to the rules of the PEN loan.To date, the PEN loan relaxation has been utilized by four regional governments affected by the disaster in Sumatra.