Jakarta. The government will form a new dedicated body to promote the Pancasila state ideology, named the President’s Working Unit for Reinforcement of Pancasila Ideology, known as UKP-PIP, in response to growing threats of radicalism and terrorism.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the new working unit will help President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to organize, harmonize and control efforts from various state institutions to promote Pancasila to the public.

“This new body will be nearly similar to the Presidential Office that has same status, financial rights and facilities as a state minister,” Luhut told reporters at State Palace in Jakarta on Sunday afternoon (19/12).

The idea, initially proposed by Luhut, has been deliberated for three months and a presidential regulation to legally form the body is still being processed by the Cabinet Secretariat.

The body will address the implementation of nation's pluralistic Pancasila ideology in education institutions, ministries, state institutions, mass organizations and religious groups.

Political expert Yudi Latif who helped to formulate the new body said the UKP-PIP will involve many stakeholders including humanists, religious figures, artists, journalists, traditional leaders and communities in promoting the state ideology.

“We want to promote an inclusive approach in developing Pancasila,” Yudi said.

Previously, Jokowi said Pancasila can be an answer to growing concerns over intolerance, cracked solidarity as a nation, social order, radicalism, extremism and terrorism.

“Pancasila must be a working ideology and embodied in the system, including in economy, politic, social and culture policies,” Jokowi said.

He also expressed hopes the value of Pancasila can be shown in forms of mindset, lifestyle and concrete actions among the Indonesians.