The Indonesian government is set to regulate the maximum and minimum\nlimits of land ownership in Indonesia, as well as managing the transfer\nof status for state-owned assets at both central and regional levels.\nThis follows the agreement on the Agrarian Reform Regulation Bill (RUU\nPengaturan Reforma Agraria) to be enacted as Law.<\/p>\n
The House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the Government reached this\nagreement during the 6th Plenary Session of the 2026-2027 Session held\nat the DPR RI Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (22\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n
While reading the President\u2019s final opinion on the Bill, the Minister\nof Agraria and Spatial Planning\/Head of the National Land Agency\n(ATR\/BPN), Nusron Wahid, stated that these regulations are expected to\nstrengthen the legal foundation for the implementation of Agrarian\nReform nationwide. The move aims to accelerate the resolution of various\nagrarian issues and encourage the equitable distribution of land\nownership and agrarian resources for the greatest prosperity of the\npeople.<\/p>\n
He added that the Agrarian Reform Regulation Bill is a significant\nmilestone in Indonesia\u2019s agrarian reform implementation. This regulation\nis part of a constitutional mandate, specifically Article 33, paragraph\n(3) of the 1945 Constitution, which asserts that the earth, water, and\nthe natural wealth contained within them are controlled by the state and\nutilised for the greatest prosperity of the people.<\/p>\n
The Bill is also considered vital for upholding the mandate of MPR\nDecree Number IX\/MPR\/2001 regarding Agrarian Reform and Natural Resource\nManagement, while strengthening the social function of land as regulated\nin Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning the Basic Agrarian Regulations\n(UUPA). Land and other agrarian resources are the lifeblood of the\ncommunity.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the control, ownership, use, and utilisation of land and\nother agrarian resources are expected to be carried out justly and\nsustainably.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government hopes that, with a stronger legal foundation,\nsmallholder farmers, tenant farmers, agricultural labourers, traditional\nfishermen, indigenous communities, as well as vulnerable and low-income\ngroups, can increasingly feel the presence of the state through the\nimplementation of a just Agrarian Reform,\u201d said Nusron, as quoted from\nan official statement by the Ministry of ATR\/BPN on Tuesday\n(22\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n
Following the enactment of the Agrarian Reform Law, several\nGovernment Regulations (PP) will be issued as implementing derivatives\nof the Law. This includes regulations governing the minimum and maximum\nlimits of land ownership.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also committed to completing the laws and regulations that\nare mandated or delegated by the Agrarian Reform Bill, including\ngovernment regulations,\u201d said Nusron.<\/p>\n
The following aspects will be regulated in these Government\nRegulations:<\/p>\n
Planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of agrarian\nreform implementation.<\/p><\/li>\n
Procedures for determining priority locations for agrarian\nreform.<\/p><\/li>\n
Procedures for the transfer of status of state-owned assets,\nregional-owned assets, or SOEs and BUMDs.<\/p><\/li>\n
Resolution of agrarian conflicts.<\/p><\/li>\n
Procedures for registration, management, use, utilisation, and\ninheritance regarding joint ownership of rights.<\/p><\/li>\n
Arrangement, control, and limitation of land.<\/p><\/li>\n
Determination of minimum and maximum limits for land control and\nownership.<\/p><\/li>\n
Community participation.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Agrarian Reform Law to Prevent Concentrated Land\nOwnership<\/strong><\/p>\n For information, the decision-making process involved several stages\nof discussion, starting from working meetings with relevant\nministries\/agencies, the discussion of 596 Items of Problem Inventory\n(DIM), followed by the formation of Working Committees and Formulation\nand Synchronisation Teams, and finally, Level I discussions to reach an\nagreement before being brought to the Plenary Session for final\nratification. The report regarding the discussion of the Bill was\npresented by the Vice Chairman of the Legislative Body of the DPR RI and\nalso the Chairman of the Agrarian Reform Bill Working Committee, Ahmad\nIman Sukri.<\/p>\n During this Plenary Session, the Minister of ATR\/Head of BPN was\npresent accompanied by Senior and Junior High-Level Officials of the\nMinistry of ATR\/BPN. Also present were the Vice Chairman and Members of\nthe DPR RI, relevant ministers\/heads of agencies, and representatives\nfrom civil society organisations, including the Urban Poor Consortium,\nAgrarian Reform Consortium, Indonesian Farmers Union, and the Sundanese\nFarmers Union.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for all the roles and cooperation provided during the\ndiscussion of the Bill,\u201d said the Meeting Leader, Vice Chairman of the\nDPR RI, Sufmi Dascal Ahmad.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a member of the Agrarian Reform Bill Working Committee of\nthe DPR RI Legislative Body, Muhammad Khozin, stated that agrarian\nreform must touch upon the structure of land control and ownership,\nwhile simultaneously improving its governance.<\/p>\n \u201cAgrarian reform is not enough to just distribute and fix overlapping\nland claims. We must also break the chain of the land mafia and prevent\nland from becoming concentrated again,\u201d he said, as quoted from the\nofficial DPR RI website.<\/p>\n He added that the Agrarian Reform Law focuses on the redistribution\nof land to landless communities, the rehabilitation of land rights, and\nensuring that recipients of land redistribution receive economic\nsupport, development access, and tangible benefits, including the\nprotection of customary lands from unilateral control by local\ngovernments.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Khozin stated that the Agrarian Reform Law regulates\nthat objects of agrarian reform cannot be transferred to other parties\nin a way that leads to the re-concentration of land control, ownership,\nuse, and utilisation. The regulation also includes the upper limits of\nland control for business entities and their associated bodies.<\/p>",
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