Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) Minister/Head of National Land Agency (BPN) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) was awarded Bintang Mahaputera Nararya medal by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Merdeka Palace, Wednesday (August 14, 2024).
Minister AHY said that this honorary medal was a form of honor and responsibility given by the President.
"Honestly, what we do is not for the sake of an award or a star. Of course we want to work as hard as possible. Currently as ATR Minister/BPN Head, I want to focus on achievement targets, especially to resolve various land and spatial planning problems in Indonesia," said Minister after the embedding.
Read also: With President, Minister AHY tours IKN, embung, Sumbu Kebangsaan
Read also: Land legal certainty to attract foreign investment in IKN: Minister AHY
Bintang Mahaputra Nararya medal, based on Law No. 20 of 2009 Article 28, awarded if someone has made an extraordinary contributions in various fields that are beneficial to the progress, welfare, and prosperity of the nation and state; dedicated and sacrificed in social, politics, economy, legal, culture, science, technology, and other field which have great benefits for the nation and state; and/or their devotion and services were widely recognized at national and international level.
In this case, Minister AHY has encouraged the acceleration of land registration through the Complete Systematic Land Registration (PTSL) program. It was proven by registration of more than 116 million of the target of 120 million plots of land in 2024.
The Minister has also succeeded in expediting the massisve implementation of electronic land certificate services, thus this year 396 land offices have implemented electronic land certificate services in the last five months.
Apart from that, Minister AHY also provided support for IKN development in term of land acquisition. ATR/BPN has successfully completed 4 land acquisition packages at IKN and 9 packages are in the process of completion.
"I and my family are certainly grateful for the Bintang Mahaputera Nararya award which was handed over ealier directly by President Joko Widodo in a ceremony full of honor. Once again, hopefully this can increase enthusiasm," said Minister AHY as quoted from South Kalimantan BPN's press release in Banjarbaru.
On the same occasion, the President also conferred honorary medals to 64 officials and figures who were considered to have contributed to the Indonesian nation. Also present to accompany Minister AHY, IKAWATI advisor for ATR Ministry/BPN, Annisa Pohan Yudhoyono.
Read also: Land legal certainty to attract foreign investment in IKN: Minister AHY
