Agrarian Reform Law Passed, Government to Prepare 13 Implementing Regulations

Previously, DPR RI passed the Agrarian Reform Bill into law during a plenary meeting on Tuesday.

The enactment was met with applause and cheers from representatives of civil society coalitions present in the plenary hall.

DPR RI Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad stated that 139 community delegates attended the session to witness the decision on the bill.

Of these, 125 delegates came from the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA), 10 from the Urban Poor Consortium, and four from the Indonesian Peasants Union.

Several other farmer organizations were also present, including the Pasundan Peasants Union and the Federation of Indonesian Women Peasants Union.

The presence of these community delegates coincided with the agenda for the Level II discussion or the decision-making on the Agrarian Reform Bill.