South Kalimantan Provincial Government Accelerates Certification of Government Office Area
The South Kalimantan Provincial Government is striving to accelerate the certification of land and buildings in the central office area in Banjarbaru City to anticipate potential agrarian conflicts in the future. To date, only 150 hectares of the provincial government’s office area, which totals 500 hectares, have been certified.
This was emphasised by the Governor of South Kalimantan, Muhidin, during the Coordination Meeting for Accelerating the Certification of Regional Owned Goods (BMD) Land Assets of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government and District/City Regional Governments at the South Kalimantan National Land Agency Regional Office Hall on Monday (06/04). “The South Kalimantan Provincial Government, assisted by the BPN Regional Office, is committed to accelerating the certification of land and buildings in the office area. This aims, among other things, to ensure legal certainty, legitimacy, and avoid conflicts in the future,” he stated.
Muhidin acknowledged that several cases of land ownership conflicts with the community have occurred in the office area. Currently, out of the 500 hectares total area of the provincial government’s central office complex in Banjarbaru, only 150 hectares have certificates. “This is our acceleration target. There are still 350 hectares left,” he said.
The Head of the South Kalimantan National Land Agency Regional Office, Budi Kristiyana, stated that this activity is an effort to strengthen the commitment to accelerating land certification in 2026, particularly for regional government assets at both provincial and district/city levels.
“Land certification is not just an administrative aspect, but also a strategic step in securing regional assets from potential seizures or disputes with third parties. In addition, certification plays an important role in improving the quality of regional financial governance, which is one of the assessment indicators by supervisory institutions such as the KPK and BPK, and encourages the optimisation of asset utilisation to support development and increase Regional Original Revenue (PAD),” she explained.
NOT YET MAPPED
Furthermore, it was conveyed that to date, there are still several regional assets that have not been mapped, do not have certificates, or are located in certain areas that require special handling. Therefore, coordinated acceleration steps are needed between district/city land offices and regional governments.
In the coordination forum, several important matters were emphasised, including the need for valid data synchronisation between the Land Office and the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), ensuring complete supporting documents and professional and systematic measurements. In addition, all ranks are urged to commit to accelerating the resolution of certification with progressive, fast, and on-target principles, so that there are no more regional government assets without clear legal status.
In this segment, the South Kalimantan BPN Regional Office handed over 237 regional owned land certificates, consisting of 68 certificates for the South Kalimantan Provincial Government and 169 certificates for three district/city governments, namely Banjarmasin City, Banjarbaru City, and Banjar Regency. The total value of the certified land assets reaches Rp317.97 billion.