Legitimate! Indonesia has a new capital city called Nusantara
Writer: Editorial Team, CNBC Indonesia
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Plenary Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) has officially approved the Draft Law (RUU) for the State Capital (IKN) to become a law. The capital of moving to Kalimantan has finally become a reality. "Does the bill regarding the capital city of this country, all members agree," asked the Chairperson of the Session, Puan Maharani at the DPR Building, Tuesday (18/1/2022)
"Agreed," replied the members present.
The previous IKN Bill meeting began with a special committee meeting with experts ranging from public experts to spatial planning. Then followed by a committee meeting to discuss four things.
The first is related to the status of the IKN, whether it is an authority or a special local government. Second, regarding IKN financing, which is requested so as not to burden the APBN.
Indonesian President Jokowi accompanied by Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, and Minister of Defense Prabowo while reviewing the IKN road section (Lukas - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau) Photo: Indonesian President Jokowi accompanied by Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, and Minister of Defense Prabowo while reviewing the IKN road section (Lukas - Biro Presidential Secretariat Press) Indonesian President Jokowi accompanied by Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono and Minister of Defense Prabowo while reviewing the IKN section of the road (Lukas - Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat) Third, regarding the master plan or master plan for IKN development. Where the special committee of the DPR hopes that IKN development will not become a stalled project.
Fourth is land. For this cluster, it is requested not to cause problems with the community around IKN, so the Ministry of ATR/BPN must coordinate and go to the field.
The four points of discussion were approved by all members of the special committee of the DPR, DPD and also the government. With some notes from the special committee members and also the DPD RI.
"Thus, we submit the IKN Panja report so that it can be continued in the discussion of decision making at level I in the working meeting at the Special Committee for the IKN Bill," said Deputy Chair of the IKN Panja Saan Mustopa who attended the meeting until dawn this morning.
IKN is not really a new thing. This discourse was taken seriously by Jokowi in 2019, in the annual session of the DPR/MPR. Jokowi said that the capital city would move to East Kalimantan with all the reasons he felt were urgent.
After that, the government began to draft the IKN Bill. The period is quite long. In addition to the very complex discussion, in 2020 Indonesia will be faced with the COVID-19 pandemic. So that all attention cannot be diverted from Covid-19.
However, believe it or not, now moving the capital city is no longer a dream, but a real reality. After the passage of the bill, the government will gradually build a new capital city in North Kalimantan until 2024.