Lippo Donates Land in Meikarta, Minister Ara Says Affordable Housing Will Be Built

Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) Maruarar Sirait (Ara) has revealed that a land grant in the Meikarta area of Bekasi Regency, West Java, will be used to build decent and affordable housing for the public. He also stated that the land grant is ready to be officially handed over to the state. The handover ceremony will take place at the Danantara Building in Jakarta. “On Monday (29 June) there will be an event for the official handover of the land grant from Lippo Group to the state,” Ara said on Tuesday, 23 June 2026. “The Head of the Danantara Investment Management Agency (BPI), Mr Rosan Roeslani, and the Head of the State-Owned Enterprise Regulatory Agency (BP BUMN), Mr Dony Oskaria, will support the implementation so that, in accordance with the President’s directive, we can immediately prepare decent and affordable housing for the Indonesian people,” he added. On the same occasion, Head of the Danantara Investment Management Agency (BPI) Rosan Roeslani said the development of decent and affordable housing in the area is expected to help low-income communities obtain a home. “This is very important because it also provides tremendous benefits, especially for Indonesians who may be less well-off, so they can obtain their right to have a decent and good place to live, which is indeed their right, here in Meikarta,” Rosan said. Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas Maruarar Sirait emphasised that the government continues to encourage various innovations in providing affordable vertical housing, especially in Jakarta’s buffer zones. The government wants low-income communities to have access to decent, affordable housing close to centres of economic activity and workplaces. According to him, the construction of subsidised flats is an important solution to address the housing backlog and land limitations in urban areas. Vertical housing such as subsidised flats is a solution for the future, especially in areas with high housing demand and continuously rising land prices.