OTSUS PROSPECTS THE PEOPLE OF PAPUA

The DPR RI has ratified the second revision of Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for Papua on July 15, 2021.

The revised Papua Special Autonomy Law has amended or revised 18 articles consisting of 3 articles proposed by the government, and 15 articles outside the government's proposal. Apart from these 18 articles, the Special Committee and the government also agreed on the addition of 2 articles in the Papua Special Autonomy Bill, bringing the total articles in the bill to 20 articles.

There are several changes to the articles resulting from the second revision of the Special Autonomy Law which accommodate specific arrangements for Papuan Indigenous People (OAP) in the fields of politics, education, health, employment and the economy as well as providing support for the development of indigenous peoples.

There has been a change in the political field with the expansion of political roles for OAP in membership in the Regency/City House of Representatives. So the seats of the OAP were not filled from political parties, and affirmed 30 percent of the women's element.

The fields of education and health are changing. In addition, in the field of employment and the economy, there have been changes where in carrying out economic efforts in Papua, it is mandatory to prioritize Papuan Papuans who meet the educational requirements to be recruited into the workforce.

It was also conveyed that there was an increase in spending on assistance for the empowerment of indigenous peoples and special autonomy funds, which increased by 0.25 percent. Including the division of the province in Papua which has been given facilities.

Head of the District Social Service. South Manokwari, Demianus Demhi said the government had ratified Law No. 2 of 2021 concerning the Second Amendment to Law No. 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the provinces. Papua on 19 July 2021. The existence of the Special Autonomy Law has been proven to contribute to infrastructure development and improving the quality of OAP's human resources, so its sustainability must be supported in order to further improve OAP's welfare.

"I really hope that the implementation of Otsus Volume II will be more transparent in the program and use of its budget so that there is no re-occurrence of misappropriation of Otsus funds by certain individuals for their own interests. , so that the various Special Autonomy programs that have been launched can be felt and touch all layers of OAP," he said

"As the Head of the District Social Service. South Manokwari, I strongly support the implementation of Otsus in Papua and I am ready and willing to invite Papuans to support the sustainability of Otsus in Papua," he concluded.

SOURCE: https://melanesianinfo.com/otsus-mensejahterakan-masyarakat-papua-2/