Bahlil Will Study The Proposal Of Indigenous Ormas To Get Mining Governance

Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Investment Minister/Head of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia admitted that he would review the proposal of community organizations (ormas) in this case, traditional organizations to obtain special mining business permits (IUPK).

For your information, the provision of IUPK to mass organizations is contained in Government Regulation Number 25 of 2024 concerning amendments to Government Regulation Number 96 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities. The regulation was signed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on May 30, 2024.

Article 83A paragraph 1 of the IUPK can be made to offer priority to business entities owned by religious community organizations (ormas). However, in the regulation, the mass organization in question is a religious organization, there are no other organizations.

"Earlier there was an aspiration from Mr. Deddy as a member of Commission VI of the DPR (proposed) from Kalimantan. Let's accommodate and review it," said Bahlil at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 11.

Initially, Member of Commission VI of the DPR, Deddy Yevri Sitorus, assessed that the government's decision to provide religious organizations to manage mines could cause social jealousy because it seemed unfair.

"I am afraid that this will raise social jealousy," he said in a working meeting of Commission VI of the DPR with the Minister of Investment, at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 11.

Deddy also disagreed with the reason the government gave religious organizations to manage mining permits because they contributed to Indonesia's independence. According to him, veterans also have an important role in the Indonesian independence process.

Many other parties are fighting bloody for our republic. Where is the Legion Vetera of the Republic of Indonesia which cannot be monthly. They suffer," he said.

"No one pays attention to them. The independence that is obtained is the result of everyone's struggle, not just mass organizations," he continued.

Therefore, Deddy said, if the state wants to pay off debts to the struggles of its people to liberate Indonesia, then the government must also pay attention to the fate of the mining ring community who do not pay attention to the natural results of their area. Including indigenous indigenous organizations in the regions.

"What about the old mass organizations, especially indigenous peoples and there are many traditional organizations in Kalimantan. Almost all villages have customary institutions, when can they benefit from our natural wealth," he said.