Considered Not Urgent, PKS DPRD DKI Rejects Raperda For Arrangement Of Subdistricts-Sub-Districts Proposed By Pramono

Meeting of members of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. (Diah-VOI)

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD rejected the Draft Regional Regulation on the Establishment, Change of Names, Limits, and Elimination of Sub-districts and Sub-Districts proposed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. This attitude is different from other factions which only provide input or critical notes to the Raperda.

This was conveyed by the PKS faction in the general view of the factions at the plenary meeting that discussed the Raperda. PKS assessed that the Raperda was not yet urgent to discuss, especially because the status of the change in Jakarta from DKI to the Special Region of Jakarta (DKJ) was still not officially valid.

"The Prosperous Justice Party faction expresses its firm rejection of the Draft Regional Regulation to be continued to the next stage of discussion," said PKS faction member Inad Luciawati at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Wednesday, November 19.

According to Inad, regional arrangements are only feasible if they bring direct benefits to residents. Inad questioned the urgency of the Raperda, considering that there was no adequate answer regarding its impact on public services.

"The basic question that must be answered with the Raperda's proposal is whether the people live easier lives? Is there a guarantee that services arrive sooner? Is development even more evenly distributed throughout Jakarta? If the answer is not, then regional arrangements must be improved before this Raperda is discussed and implemented," said Inad.

The PKS faction stated that the discussion of the Raperda must be postponed until the DKJ status is legally valid. They assessed that regional arrangements amidst uncertainty have the potential to cause social unrest and chaos in administrative services.

"This Raperda has not had enough urgency to be discussed and implemented at this time, and must be suspended until the DKJ status is legally valid and Jakarta no longer functions as the State Capital," said Inad.

Furthermore, Inad also highlighted the potential impact of the Raperda on population administration documents. Changes in name, limit, or eliminating sub-districts and sub-districts can trigger document updates such as ID cards, family cards, vehicle documents, SIMs, to banking and educational service documents.

The changes will have direct consequences for population documents and civil records such as ID cards, family cards, vehicle ownership documents, driver's licenses, and others. This change also has an impact on data on letters and goods delivery services, banking services and insurance, access to education and other citizens' rights based on domicile and resolution is not easy and can cause a commotion in the community," he explained.

In addition, PKS assesses that regional arrangement also has the potential to cause land conflicts. Administrative changes can affect agrarian boundaries that have been a reference for residents in managing land rights.

"Mistakes in implementation can trigger crucial horizontal conflicts as well as agrarian disputes and widespread legal status of land ownership," said Inad.

In addition, changes in regional structure are also considered to demand the readiness of facilities and infrastructure. PKS reminded that Jakarta is facing budget efficiency, while structural positions in urban villages and sub-districts are still filled with many task force implementers.

"For example, changes in the form of new kelurahan or new sub-districts, will have implications for the need to provide supporting facilities and infrastructure such as offices and equipment, supporting facilities, additional Puskesmas and of course the resources of staff human resources. Jakarta is currently experiencing budget efficiency due to reduced transfer funds to the regions. Likewise, structural positions in urban villages and sub-districts are still quite filled by task implementers," he said.

It is known, the Raperda on Formation. Changing the name, boundary, and Elimination of Subdistricts and Sub-districts is an executive initiation proposed by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung.

This Raperda is proposed as part of the process of moving the capital city from Jakarta to the capital city of the archipelago, East Kalimantan. In Law Number 2 of 2024 concerning the province of DKJ, it is regulated that the legal umbrella for the formation, renaming, limits, and eliminating sub-districts and sub-districts must be based on regional regulations.

Therefore, Pramono assessed that there needs to be a new arrangement as a guideline for regional arrangement. Given, the existing laws and regulations are no longer relevant to the development of actual conditions.