Ministry of Home Affairs Urges Local Legal Products to Deliver Real Impact for Communities
The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) is encouraging regional governments to draft legal products capable of delivering a real impact on local communities. “Legal products are not just about quantity or administrative compliance; we hope that regional legal products can be impactful,” stated the Director General of Regional Autonomy at the Ministry, Cheka Virgowansyah, during an online speech at the 2026 Sulawesi Regional Local Legal Products Coordination Meeting in Palu on Tuesday.
This forum is part of the Ministry’s commitment to overseeing the implementation of National Priority Programmes in the regions, specifically the seventh point of the ‘Astacita’ programme, which concerns strengthening legal reform. “Legal reform today is not only happening at the central level but is also extensively occurring in the regions,” he noted.
According to Virgowanskyah, a high volume of legal products should ideally translate into a greater positive impact on society. He added that effective legal products from one region could be replicated in others to achieve similar benefits. He explained that legal products serve as a representation of government direction and policy, reflecting the priorities of regional leaders across different eras.
He provided examples, noting that if a regional head issues numerous regulations regarding poverty alleviation, it demonstrates a commitment to tackling poverty. Conversely, if a regional head issues regulations related to investment growth, it signifies support for investment. Furthermore, the commitment of regional governments can be clearly seen through the legal products they produce, meaning these regulations should not be viewed merely as administrative tasks, but as indicators of the government’s current focus.
The Coordination Meeting for Local Legal Products focused on evaluating compliance with regional legal products to ensure alignment with national priority programmes. The forum was attended by 100 participants, including provincial regional secretaries from Sulawesi, chairpersons of the Regional Regulation Formation Body (Bapemperda) of the Sulawesi provincial DPRD, heads of legal bureaus from provincial secretariats, and regional secretaries from regencies and cities across Central Sulawesi, alongside representatives from civil society and non-governmental organisations.