Vice President Calls Regional Expansion a Step to Accelerate Development in Papua

Today Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin chaired a limited coordination meeting with the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. During the meeting, discussions related to development in Papua were discussed.

Maruf said he would accelerate the expansion to accelerate development in Papua. "It may also be accelerated regarding the development of regional expansion in Papua. In order to accelerate development," he said after chairing the meeting, Wednesday (15/12/2021).

In addition, this is also a step for the development of the required infrastructure. Including security and institutional infrastructure.

"Including the fulfillment of steps to build various infrastructures including security infrastructure, the institutions are equipped so that efforts for a more perfect territorial approach can be implemented," he said.

Regarding the expansion in Papua, there are rules that are different from other regions. This is as regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 106 of 2021 concerning Authority and Institutional Implementation of the Papua Province Special Autonomy Policy.

In this case the expansion in Papua has a specificity, namely without going through a preparatory area and not having to meet basic or administrative requirements.
 
This provision is stated in Article 93 of PP Number 106 of 2021. The complete provisions are as follows:

1. The Central Government and the House of Representatives may divide provincial and district/city regions in Papua Province into autonomous regions.

2. The regional expansion as referred to in paragraph (1) is intended for: a. accelerate the distribution of development; b. accelerate the improvement of public services; c. accelerate community welfare; and D. raise the dignity of the OAP.

3. The regional expansion as referred to in paragraph (1) shall take into account the political, administrative, legal aspects, socio-cultural unity, readiness of human resources, basic infrastructure, economic capacity, future developments, and/or the aspirations of the Papuan people.

4. The expansion of provincial and regency/municipal regions as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be carried out without going through the preparatory regional stages and without having to fulfill the basic requirements and administrative requirements as regulated in the law on regional administration.

As is known, based on the Regional Government Law, before becoming a new autonomous region (DOB), the expansion is required to go through a preparatory area. If during the preparation area it does not develop, it will be returned to the parent area.
 
In addition, it must also meet basic requirements consisting of basic regional requirements and basic regional capacity requirements. Then it must also meet administrative requirements which include several things.

Among other things, for the expansion of the province, there must be mutual approval from the provincial DPRD and the main governor as well as joint approval from the regency/city DPRD with the regent/mayor which will become the coverage area of ​​the province's preparatory area.

Meanwhile, the division of districts/cities includes:

1. Village deliberation decisions that will cover the district/city area;

2. Joint approval of the parent regency/city DPRD with the regent/mayor of the parent region; and

3. Joint approval of the provincial DPRD with the governor of the province which includes the preparatory district/city to be formed.

This means that with the regulations in PP 106/2021, the expansion in Papua does not have to fulfill what is required in the Regional Government Law.

SOURCE : https://national.sindonews.com/read/629257/15/wapres-sebut-pemekaran-region-step-percepat-pembinaan-di-papua-1639566766/