KPUPR Prepares IDR 140 Billion To Compensate 2,086 Ha Troubled Lands At IKN

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono (Photo: Doc. VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said that his party had prepared cash through a spiritual fund scheme to compensate 2,086 hectares of land in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) which was not yet clear.

Basuki said that the legal basis for cash payments was in Presidential Regulation Number 75 of 2024.

"We have prepared Rp140 billion from the (Ministry) of Public Works to pay for it later," said Basuki when met by reporters at his office, Friday, August 23.

In addition, he said, his party had received a report that there were people who asked for compensation to be given through a cash scheme.

"This is from Mr. Alimuddin (Deputy for Social, Cultural and Community Empowerment of the IKN Authority), the community is still deliberating. There are several letters asking for immediate payment (cash)," he said.

Therefore, said Basuki, his party has now prepared a budget of Rp140 billion for the cost of compensation for the land. He explained that a number of land locations that were not yet clear were located in several toll roads and on land where the Sepaku-Semoi flood area was controlled.

"Not only on the toll road, but also in the Sepaku flood," said Basuki.

Previously, the Director General of Housing at the Ministry of PUPR, Iwan Suprijanto, said that his party would provide compensation costs in the form of cash for residents affected by the IKN development.

"That's not a house instead. But, in the form of a spiritual (fund) included in the Presidential Decree (presidential regulation)," said Iwan when met after the Merdeka Festival at the PUPR Ministry Park, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 20.

When asked further about how much compensation costs each affected resident will receive, Iwan has not been able to provide further explanation. "That (the intention) was first taken care of by the PDSK," added Iwan.