Not Implementing Justice Operations, DKI Provincial Government Asks Immigrants Entering Jakarta After Lebaran To Report RT/RW

Illustration of travelers from Lebaran 2023 brought relatives to Jabodetabek. (Between)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has yet to implement a judicial operation targeting newcomers to settle in the capital after Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijri. However, there is one thing this newcomers have asked to do.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency (Disdukcapil) Budi Awaluddin asked immigrants to report RT/RW upon arrival in Jakarta, before processing population documents such as domicile letters.

"Currently, when serving population documents, we ask them (immigrants) to report to the local RT/RW, so that RT/RW can find out about the people in their environment," said Budi at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, April 26.

Along with that, the DKI Provincial Government also involves RT/RW devices in collecting data and socializing with newcomers entering Jakarta.

Budi said, although the provincial government does not prohibit the entry of newcomers, these regional officials must ensure that they have certainty of their residence and work or skills when staying in Jakarta.

"Actually, there is nothing new, but there are a few things that are different. Where, we involve Mr. RT/RW in the process of collecting homecoming backflow data and so on in the future. The purpose of data collection is to orderly population administration," said Budi.

The phenomenon of newcomers entering Jakarta is indeed one of the highlights of the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono ahead of this year's homecoming and Eid al-Fitr season.

Some time ago, Heru revealed, if possible, the number of residents outside the area who want to live in Jakarta does not need to be large. Heru's desire makes sense when looking at the current population data.

There is a trend of increasing the number of migrants in Jakarta every year. Lebaran homecoming also has implications for the potential to increase the number of migrants who multiply from the number of movements of residents out of Jakarta.

Budi said, in the last three years, with details in 2020 there were 113,814 people, in 2021 there were 139,740 people, and in 2022 there were 151,752 people.

Meanwhile, based on population data on the second semester of 2022 clean consolidation data (DKB), the number of Jakarta residents is 11,317,271 people. Thus, the increase in this newcomer needs to be a concern.

"So, Mr. Heru's direction regarding data collection for these newcomers is due to concerns about economic conditions, fear of increasing poverty. Well, this is the supervision later for newcomers," he concluded.