"Now, regional governments can propose the implementation of transmigration. South Halmahera has requested 250 transmigrant families, while Siak District requires 500 families," he remarked in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Mauladi explained that these regions need more residents to manage and cultivate idle lands, transforming such areas into new centers of economic growth.
In addition to being economically beneficial, transmigration projects have also led to the creation of new administrative regions across Indonesia.
He emphasized that since its inception in 1950, Indonesia's transmigration program has resulted in the establishment of 1,567 villages, 466 sub-districts, 114 districts and cities, as well as the provinces of West Sulawesi, North Kalimantan, and South Papua.
The deputy minister then highlighted that the government has set aside 3.1 million hectares of land across 619 transmigration areas outside the Java and Bali islands.
He highlighted that these lands are available for cooperation projects through the transmigration implementation permit (IPT), which is similar to the borrow-to-use forest area permit (IPPKH) offered by the Ministry of Forestry.
He explained that similar to the IPPKH-based projects, which do not involve harmful changes to forest areas, initiatives based on the IPT will not disrupt the transmigration program or harm transmigrants.
The official believes that such initiatives will instead trigger a trickle-down effect, bringing economic benefits to people living in transmigration regions.
"The IPT allows for investments in agricultural, plantation, fishery, and mining businesses," he remarked.
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