The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (
Indonesian: Kementerian Desa, Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal, dan Transmigrasi, abbreviated as Kemendesa PDTT) is a government ministry tasked with assisting the President in developing rural and disadvantaged areas in
Indonesia. Through its community development, it would help to speed up the development of villages.[1] The Ministry is also responsible for the
Transmigration Program.
History
Development of disadvantaged regions programs was started under the
Abdurrahman Wahid presidency. At that time, the post of Undersecretariat of Acceleration of Development in Eastern Indonesia Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia: Menteri Muda Urusan Percepatan Pembangunan Kawasan Timur Indonesia Republik Indonesia) created by him through Presidential Decision No. 234/M/2000 on reformation of
National Unity Cabinet after the first reshuffle of his cabinet on 23 August 2000. Unlike undersecretary which normally positioned under a ministry in another countries, the undersecretariat office was directly under the President and this situation commonly happened in Indonesia up until prior
Megawati Soekarnoputri presidency. The office firstly held by Manuel Kaisiepo [
id].[2] Despite being under the President, the office does not have certain degree of freedom on its own. For financing the undersecretariat activities, the office was financed through
Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs fund as written in the undersecretariat constituting document, Presidential Decree No. 164/2000. For program planning and execution, the office must be under
Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs supervision and gaining approval from
Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform as mandated in Presidential Decree No. 176/2000.
After Megawati Soekarnoputri took the presidency, the post retained by Manuel Kaisiepo, and the office elevated to State Ministry for the Acceleration of Development in Eastern Indonesia (Indonesia: Kementerian Negara Percepatan Pembangunan Kawasan Timur Indonesia).[3] When
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took the presidency after
2004 Indonesian presidential election, the office later upgraded to the State Ministry for the Acceleration of Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Indonesia: Kementerian Negara Percepatan Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal), and the office of the ministry retained the name until 9 May 2007 with
Saifullah Yusuf as the minister. Since then, the office not only covered the Eastern Indonesia but whole disadvantaged regions of Indonesia. The ministry renamed into the State Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Indonesia: Kementerian Negara Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal) and retained its name until 20 October 2009. During the second presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the office renamed into Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Indonesia: Kementerian Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal) on 19 October 2011.[3]
When
Joko Widodo took the presidency after
2014 Indonesian presidential election, the ministry structure later expanded by combining the Ministry for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Directorate General of Guidance and Development of Transmigration Areas of
Ministry of Manpower and changed its name to Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration.[3]
Events
19 October 2015 - Minister Marwan Jafar launched the Developing Villages Index (IDM)[4]
6 November 2018 - Minister
Eko Putro Sandjojo announced that the 2019 village funds would be "prioritized for use in community empowerment activities, village economy, and village innovation".[5]
Organization Structure
Based on the President Decree No. 85/2020 and as expanded with Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Decree No. 15/2020 and Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Decree No. 22/2020, the ministry consisted of:
Office of the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
Office of the Deputy Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
General Secretariat
Bureau of Planning and Cooperation
Bureau of Finance and State-Owned Assets
Bureau of Employment and Organization
Bureau of Public Relation
Bureau of Legal Affairs
Bureau of General Affairs and Procurement
General Directorate of Villages and Rural Development (GID I)
General Directorate of Villages and Rural Development Secretariat
Directorate of Technical Planning for Villages and Rural Development
Directorate of Infrastructure Development for Villages and Rural Areas
Directorate of Social, Cultural, Environment for Villages and Rural Areas
Directorate of Advocation and Cooperation of Villages and Rural Areas
Directorate of Facilitation of Utilization of Village Fund
General Directorate of Economy Development and Investments in Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Areas (GID II)
General Directorate of Economy Development and Investments in Village, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Areas Secretariat
Directorate of Technical Planning for Economy Development and Investments
Directorate of Economy and Investment Institutional Development
Directorate of Investment Services
Directorate of Local Featured Products Development
Directorate of Promotion and Marketing of Local Featured Products
General Directorate of Acceleration of Disadvantaged Regions Development (GID III)
General Directorate of Acceleration of Disadvantaged Regions Development Secretariat
Directorate of Harmonization of Acceleration of Disadvantaged Regions Development Planning and Programs
Directorate of Harmonization of Social, Cultural, and Institutional Development in Disadvantaged Regions
Directorate of Harmonization of Infrastructure Development in Disadvantaged Regions
Directorate of Harmonization of Natural Resources and Environmental Utilization in Disadvantaged Regions
Directorate of Harmonization of Scheduled Areas Development
General Directorate of Construction and Development of Transmigration Areas (GID IV)
General Directorate of Construction and Development of Transmigration Areas Secretariat
Directorate of Planning for Materialization of Transmigration Areas
Directorate of Construction of Transmigration Areas
Directorate of Facilitation and Management of Population Distribution in Transmigration Areas
Directorate of Development of Settlement Units and Central Development Unit in Transmigration Areas
Directorate of Development of Transmigration Areas
General Inspectorate
Office of the General Inspectorate
Office of the General Inspectorate Secretariat
Inspectorate I (overseeing General Secretariat and Agency for Human Resources Development and Community Empowerment of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration activities)
Inspectorate II (overseeing GID II and GID III activities)
Inspectorate III (overseeing GID IV and Agency for Development and Information of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration activities)
Inspectorate IV (overseeing GID I and General Inspectorate activities)
Inspectorate V (coordinating and investigating issues related to Village Fund and misuses, and performing special investigations)
Agency for Human Resources Development and Community Empowerment of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
Center for Community Empowerment in Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Areas
Center for Human Resource Training for Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
Center for the Ministerial State Civil Servants Training
Center for Functionaries Fostering and Development
Indonesian Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Jakarta
Indonesian Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Yogyakarta
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Makassar
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Banjarmasin
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Pekanbaru
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Ambon
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Jayapura
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Denpasar
Institute for Training and Empowerment of Public Community in Villages and Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Bengkulu
Agency for Development and Information of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
Center for Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Policy Development
Center for Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Areas Competitive Development
Center for Integrative Development Plans Formulation for Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration
Center for Data and Information for Villages Development, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration