Jayapura – Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman said the transmigration program in Papua would focus on revitalizing 10 existing transmigration areas. In particular, the revitalization of four transmigration areas which are included in the Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
“There is no movement of people from outside Papua to Papua. “The focus is on local transmigration if needed,” said Iftitah after a meeting with the Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR) Nusron Wahid at the ATR Ministry, Tuesday, November 12 2024.
Iftitah claims that the government wants to first improve the prosperity of existing transmigration areas. There are 10 transmigration areas that already exist in Papua, namely Sorong Regency, Manokwari Regency, Jayapura Regency, Keerom Regency, 2 in Teluk Wondama Regency, 2 in Fakfak Regency, and 2 in Merauke Regency.
“Next week, God willing, we will see directly the existing transmigration areas,” said Ifititah.
The Ministry of Transmigration is a new ministry in the Prabowo government. The Ministry of Transmigration is a separation from the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration.
The ministry is divided into two, namely the Ministry of Transmigration and the Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions.
Regarding transmigration to Papua, Iftitah once said that President Prabowo Subianto wanted to focus on development in the Eastern Indonesia region.
