Padang, (Antara Sumbar)- The government has issued and distributed some 4.2 million land certificates across Indonesia during 2017, out of the government`s target of five million certificates, according to Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil.
"Those issued certificates have been distributed to the Indonesian people," Minister Djalil said while presenting several land certificates to local inhabitants of West Sumatra, here, Saturday.
Land mapping carried out by the agrarian agency has reached 5.2 million so far, he added.
But the ministry could not issued certificates of several land areas due to land ownership conflicts, including those claimed to be owned by the adat or traditional communities.
The minister said his office found land ownership problems particularly in West Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara and Bali.
For Bali, the ministry has solved the problem by issuing land certificates for certain Balinese villages, and those village authorities will decide who will be allowed to use the land areas.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set a target of issuing eight million land certificates in 2018.
With the supports of all relevant stakeholders, the minister is optimistic that the target is achievable.
"By having land certificates, the public will have legal certainty over the land areas and could use the certificate to have access to capital from the finance institutions," he said. (*)
Editor: Vicha Faradika
Govt Distributes 4.2 Million Land Certificates: Minister
Sofyan Djalil. (Antara)
