There are still 3.75 million uncertified plots of land in Jakarta out of a total 15 million plots, an official said recently.

Jakarta Land Agency head M. Ikhsan said his office had processed 75 percent of the land, or 11.25 million plots, over the last five years. The remaining 30 percent will be completed by 2015, he added.

"We have set a target to certify 10,000 plots of land belonging to the administration and individuals this year. By October, we had processed 6,000 land certificates. We are currently handling the remaining 4,000 land certificates to complete the target," he said.

To secure its assets, the city administration had completed 170 land certificates by October out of this year's target of 200 plots.

Ikhsan said his office would complete the certification of the remaining 30 plots by the end of this year.

He said his office had problems certifying the 30 plots of land because there were people occupying the land and because of the lack of documents.

"We will continue to certify the city administration's land so it has a legal basis for its assets. We received Rp 1 billion this year from land certification," he said.

The city administration has faced several land dispute cases because of the lack of land certificates. The most recent case was Meruya Selatan housing complex in West Jakarta, where the city administration and hundreds of residents were in dispute with property developer PT Portanigra.

Other land disputes include a seed farm in Cengkareng and the former municipal office on Jl. S. Parman, both in West Jakarta.

The seed farm dispute involves the West Jakarta administration and the company PT Sabar Ganda, which has claimed ownership of 9.9 hectares of land it says it purchased from residents.

In the dispute over the former municipal office, the courts ruled against West Jakarta and in favor of the Makassar-based Sawerigading Foundation.

To speed up the certification process, Ikhsan said his office had drafted a single map indicating all plots of land in Jakarta.

"The public can access the data on our official website. I plan on updating the data every year."

According to data from the equipment bureau, the city administration has 24,000 asset locations, such as roads, bridges and office buildings, and 8,600 built-up plots of land.

Only 2,600 plots of land have been certified, while the remaining 6,000 are expected to be certified in November.

Last July, the Supreme Audit Agency issued the city administration with a disclaimer status due its poor asset management. Most of the assets were neglected and not listed in the administration's financial reports.

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