ATR Minister Hadi Tjahjanto Ensures To Guard Certification Of Houses Of Worship Without Discrimination

JAKARTA - Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto emphasized that he would directly oversee the certification of land for houses of worship and Islamic boarding schools without discrimination. "I repeat and reiterate again, in the certification of houses of worship and Islamic boarding schools, I will oversee it directly and we (the Ministry of ATR/BPN) will serve all houses of worship. Once again, without exception and without discrimination," Hadi said in a press conference regarding the 2023 Ministry of ATR/BPN National Working Meeting in Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA Tuesday, March 7. This is in accordance with the direction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo in the Coordination Meeting of Regional Heads and Regional Leadership Forums (FKPD) throughout Indonesia at Sentul International Convention Center, West Java, Tuesday (17/1). To optimize the certification of the land for houses of worship and Islamic boarding schools, Hadi also conveyed the Ministry of ATR/BPN in the 2023 Rakernas that it has launched the National Movement for Certification of Houses of Worship and Islamic Boarding Schools. "At this time, we have launched (launching) the National Movement of Certification of Houses of Worship and Islamic Boarding Schools," he said. In 2023, the National Working Meeting of the Ministry of ATR/BPN raised the theme "Investment Increases through Digital Transformation and Legal Certainty in the Field of Spatial and Land". Hadi conveyed the theme in line with the direction of the Government's strategic policy as stated in the Roadmap. The road map, among them, contains the Government's efforts to present an open and integrated digital government agency to improve public services.

"Then, according to the theme, the purpose of this National Working Meeting is to strengthen the role of the Ministry of ATR/BPN in increasing investment. This is in line with the direction of the President," said Hadi. National Working Meeting of the Ministry of ATR/BPN this year was held on March 6-9, 2023 and was attended by all ranks, starting from high-ranking middle and pratama officials, heads of provincial BPN regional offices, to heads of land offices from each district/city throughout Indonesia.