Deputy Minister Of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi: Encourages Digitalization Of Transmigration For Gen Z And Millennials

Deputy Minister of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi and Eddy Wijaya. (Doc Eddy Wijaya)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Transmigration, Viva Yoga Mauladi encourages generation Z and millennials to follow the transmigration program to advance their future. He emphasized that the transmigration program of the younger generation is still relevant in this digital era.

Many people think that the Ministry of Transmigration is still relevant in the Z gene era? In 2024 alone, there are 7,000 Heads of Families (KK) who have registered (transmigration program), "said Viva Yoga while talking to Eddy Wijaya on the EdShareOn podcast, which airs on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

According to Viva Yoga, of the 7,000 families who registered for the transmigration program, 121 of them had been dispatched to the transmigration destination area. The total number of transmigrants was from East Java and Central Java. "Some were taken to West Kalimantan and West Sumatra. Transmigrants from East Java were taken to West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi," said Viva Yoga.

The transmigration program was again a concern in the era of the Prabowo Subianto Government after breaking down the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration into two ministries. The Ministry of Transmigration was formed to encourage equitable development. Moreover, the transmigration program has given birth to 1,567 village capitals, 416 sub-districts, 146 districts/cities, and 3 provincial capitals. The three provincial capitals are in North Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, and South Papua," said Viva Yoga, who prefers to be called 'Mas Wamen'.

Viva Yoga said to increase the interest of the younger generation in the transmigration program, the Ministry of Transmigration designed a digitalization program for transmigration areas. One of these programs provides internet access to the education, economic and health sectors, in transmigration areas.

"Often there are questions, in remote areas, what about the signal (cell phone)? What about the internet? We make sure it becomes an important part of increasing public knowledge in transmigration areas," he said. "So, there must be an internet tool in this transmigration program so that it can be successful."

Another effort to encourage generation Z and millennials to join the transmigration program is to provide scholarships through the Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP). According to Viva Yoga, this program called Patriot Student' requires alumni to participate in managing and advancing the transmigration area. Not only become extension workers, they can also become business actors. It depends on what scientific basics," said Viva Yoga, who is none other than the Deputy Chairperson of the National Mandate Party (PAN).

To Eddy Wijaya, Viva Yoga Mauladi said the formation of the Ministry of Transmigration in the era of President Prabowo aims to encourage more detailed state management. Because Indonesia has many islands, then it is surrounded by 2 per 3 oceans and the population is 280 million. So, it must be managed in detail. It is different from neighboring countries that have a small population," said Viva Yoga.

Therefore, Viva Yoga said, President Prabowo hopes that all regions must be protected by various policies. One of them is through a transmigration program by placing residents in each region. There is a voluntary transfer of residents from densely populated areas to loose areas, so the area is protected and safe," said the man who was born in Lamongan, East Java, May 30, 1968.

In addition to regional security, Viva Yoga continued, President Prabowo's motivation in the transmigration program is poverty alleviation and increasing people's living standards. Therefore, there is financial assistance between Rp 200 to 300 million in the first year and land guarantees for transmigrants. "Every transmigrant resident will get two hectares of land with details, one hectare for houses and yards built by the government, and another hectare for fields or rice fields," he said.

The General Chairperson of the Islamic Student Association (PB HMI) for the 1995-1997 Period added that President Prabowo also entrusted the mandate so that the transmigration program is in line with the food estate policy that targets food self-sufficiency. "So, each transmigration area will become a food production center, especially rice," said Viva Yoga.

The figure of Eddy Wijaya is a podcaster who was born on August 17, 1972. Through the YouTube account @EdShareOn, Eddy interviewed many national figures ranging from state officials, legal experts, political experts, national politicians, to Indonesian celebrities. The man with the characteristics of the right cheek dimple is also a nationalist who is an activist in the struggle of discriminated and social observers by helping the community through the Wijaya Peduli Bangsa foundation. He is also active in sports by serving as Daily Chair of the Indonesian Equestrian Sports Association (Pordasi) Pacu and has also served as Deputy Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) East Jakarta.

His ideas were formed because of his hard work to be independent from the age of 13 years until his success as it is now. For Eddy Wijaya, the world of work is not as smooth as imagined, failure and rejection are common. That's what makes him hold on to the tagline Success is just a matter of time. (ADV)