The Government Agrees On The DKJ Bill To Be Discussed Further, One Article Of Confirmation Regarding Jakarta Status

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The government has agreed to discuss further regarding the draft special Jakarta regional law (RUU DKJ) on the proposal of the DPR RI. The government agreed because the DKJ Bill is a mandate from article 41 paragraph 2 of the 2022 Law concerning the State Capital. "We, on behalf of the government, agree to carry out further discussions together on the proposal or initiative of the Bill on the provinces of the special area of Jakarta (DKJ) while still paying attention to the overall alignment with the relevant laws and regulations," said Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, in a meeting with the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI at the Nusantara I Parliament Complex Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 13.

The government, continued the Minister of Home Affairs, is committed with the DPR and DPD RI to realize a common vision to build Jakarta into a world-class city and a global city that not only competes or has competitiveness at the Southeast Asian regional level but is also equivalent to other developed cities in the world. "And we also want the city of Jakarta to become one of the main centers in the economy, banking services and others. The point is about the same as New York America or Sydney Melbourne, Australia," Tito hoped.

Tito also suggested that there be one article in the DKJ Law which reaffirms that this law applies when the state capital moves to IKN after the presidential decree is issued. This means that Jakarta is no longer the capital city since the transfer of the capital to the archipelago was ratified.

"So that it will not become a legal polemic later because there is a gap time that might be a bit late for some parties. We hope that February 15 will be resolved in this session and maybe in the next plenary session," said Tito.