What is transmigration? A Transmigration scheme (as set up by the Indonesian government) provides transportation for people to move to and stay in a new village/town, in a less populated part of the country.
What is provided for the migrant?
A House/Farming plot/A basic infrastructure/A living support allowance (for the first 18 months).
What were the 3 main goals of transmigration?
-To move many Indonesians from the densely populated inner islands (Java, Bali, Madura), to the less densely populated outer islands, to achieve more balanced demographic development.
-To remove poverty, by providing land and new opportunities for poor landless settlers to generate income.
-To give new opportunities to the outer islands.
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