Jakarta Governor, Basuki T. Purnama admitted many private company workers want to be civil servants of Jakarta Provincial Government. It is because of high allowance of civil servants.

“Head of department could be taken from them,” he said, Thursday (3/17).

Basuki added that allowances for echelon IV official is Rp 30 million per month, echelon III Rp 40 million and echelon II Rp 75 million. Jakarta Provincial Government is about to open chance for other regional civil servants and army/police to be Jakarta civil servants.

“They have interested to move here,” he added.

The open recruitment, he continued, to be held since many civil servants’ work are not maximal.