Regarding The Certification Of Ulayat Land In West Sumatra, Minister Hadi Needs Campus Hand Uluran

Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning-National Land Agency (ATR-BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto. (doc Puspen TNI)

SUMBAR - Minister of Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto said customary land for indigenous peoples in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) can be certified.

However, Hadi said that customary land certification can only be realized if it is assisted by traditional stakeholders and campuses or universities.

"This customary land can be certified and entered into registration for the target of 126 million fields, and that is my job," said Minister Hadi in Padang, West Sumatra, Wednesday, June 21, quoted by Antara.

Hadi emphasized that to realize it, the Ministry of ATR/BPN has received support from the West Sumatra Minangkabau Natural Customary Meeting Institute (LKAAM), the Governor of West Sumatra to the academic community.

Based on the data he compiled, the Ministry of ATR/BPN noted that the area of customary land for indigenous legal communities in the province was around 352 thousand hectares (Ha).

Hadi believes that if the land has been registered and obtained a certificate, it will boost the LKAAM economy, including ensuring that the land is not lost or reduced.

This is guaranteed in Government Regulation Number 21 and Ministerial Regulation Number 18 of 2021 which essentially states that the administration of customary legal land is customary through the management rights mechanism.

"The economy can progress when the customary land has become the right to manage the legal community communally," he said.

Meanwhile, Andalas University Chancellor Prof. Yuliandri said that the agrarian and spatial planning sectors of the tertiary institutions had collaborated with the Ministry of ATR/BPN.

The cooperation includes a memorandum of understanding about the development of the tri darma of universities as well as the duties and functions of the Ministry of ATR/BPN. Next is inventory research and identification of customary land in West Sumatra and Central Kalimantan.

"This includes cooperation with pilot projects to follow up on inventory data and identification of customary land in West Sumatra in 2023," said Yuliandri.