Jokowi Inks Decree on Mining Permit Transfers to Mass Groups, Only PBNU Is Ready So Far
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23 July 2024 16:07 WIB
Previously, Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia explained that Presidential Decree 70 aimed to streamline land use and utilization arrangements for equitable investment opportunities. He further clarified that the decree also governs business permit arrangements for mining, plantations, and forest utilization for Village-Owned Enterprises, Regional-Owned Enterprises, community organization business entities, cooperatives, and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Only PBNU Seeks IUPK Opportunity
To date, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), represented by its executive body PBNU, stands as the sole religious organization expressing interest in and support for the IUPK grant policy. During a PBNU event in Balikpapan on January 31, 2022, President Jokowi even confirmed that he had prepared a dedicated IUPK for PBNU.
PBNU General Chair Yahya Cholil Staquf, also known as Gus Yahya, welcomed the offer and expressed gratitude for the initiative to expand mining permit access to religious organizations. “We saw it as an opportunity and seized it immediately. People need it, there's no way around it,” he stated at the PBNU Office in Jakarta on June 6, 2024.
Muhammadiyah Remains Undecided, Other Groups Refuse
Muhammadiyah, another prominent Islamic organization, has yet to take a position on the matter. Abdul Mu'ti, General Secretary of the Muhammadiyah Central Board, emphasized that the decision rests with the government.
“Managing mines by religious organizations might not be automatic, as they still need to meet the requirements,” he said on Sunday, June 2.
He further mentioned the absence of any official discussions between the government and Muhammadiyah regarding potential mine management involvement. “If the government makes a formal offer to Muhammadiyah, it will be carefully considered,” Mu'ti added.
Several other religious organizations have outright rejected the policy, including the Fellowship of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI), Nahdlatul Wathan Diniyah Islamiyah (NWDI), and Huria Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP).
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