Jakarta, Feb. 26 -- The Indonesian government has reformed national transmigration, transitioning from a top-down approach to a bottom-up model, allowing regional governments to propose transmigration projects based on their needs, Deputy Minister of Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi stated.

"Now, regional governments can propose the implementation of transmigration. South Halmahera has requested 250 transmigrant families, while Siak District requires 500 families," he remarked in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Mauladi explained that these regions need more residents to manage and cultivate idle lands, transforming such areas into new centers of economic growth.

In addition to being economically beneficial, transmigration projects have also led ...