The Jambi Provincial Government Policy Of Merangin District Concerning In Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) Riswanto Bakhtiar 1 , Henny Puspita Sari 2 , Zumiarti 3 , Annisa Fitri 4 , Sayid Anshar 5 { aris.pkbkrc@gmail.com 1 , hpssp.henny@gmail.com 2 , theartzumi@gmail.com 3 , annisafitri196@yahoo.com 4 , ancasaid14@gmail.com 5 } Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ekasakti University, Padang 1,3,4,5 Institute for Research and Community Service, Ekasakti University, Padang 2 Abstract. The policy of the provincial government of Jambi, Merangin district regarding ethnicity of children is guided by Law no. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages; Permendagri No. 52 of 2014 concerning Guidelines for the Recognition and Protection of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; and Decree of the Minister of Social Affairs Number 187 / Huk / 2018 concerning Stipulation of Locations for Social Empowerment of Remote Indigenous Communities in 2019. Based on this regulation, the Merangin district government has issued a program specifically for Suku Anak Dalam (SAD), namely the Remote Community Welfare Development Program (PKSMT) . Where there are 5 programs that have been targeted, but of the five PKSMT programs that are running there are only 4 programs namely: (a) Settlements, (b) Smart Houses, (c) Empowerment, (d) Health. Keywords: Policy, Jambi Province, Merangin, Suku Anak Dalam, PKSMT 1 Introduction Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) is one of the tribes in Indonesia that still lives traditionally in forest areas [1]. According to Mailinar & Nurdin (2013) there are several other terms attached to SAD such as Remote Indigenous Communities, Kubu People, and Rimba People. In genealogy, suku anak dalam (SAD) in Jambi province comes from three breeds, namely: first, descendants from South Sumatra who generally live in Batanghari district. Second, the descendants of Minang Kabau who generally live in Bungo district, Tebo district, parts of Mersam and Batanghari districts. Third, the descendants of the original ethnic Jambi people who live in the Air Hitam area of the Sarolangun district. The SAD / Orang Rimba community calls the forests in Jambi Province a wandering area: where they interact with nature, give and receive and support one another. To fulfill their daily needs, the Orang Rimba are engaged in hunting, fishing, looking for honey, and tapping rubber for sale [3]. The SAD community is part of an isolated community group in the Jambi Province with a total population of 200,000 [4]. Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) is spread over 8 districts in Jambi Province respectively in Sarolangun Regency, Merangin Regency, Muara Bungo Regency, Muara Tebo Regency, Batanghari Regency, Muara Jambi Regency, Muara Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency and East Tanjung Jabung Regency. They live isolated and left behind. Geographical remoteness has consequences for the limited access for remote indigenous communities to various social, economic and services in order to meet their basic needs with TIC 2020, October 21-22, Magelang, Indonesia Copyright © 2021 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.21-10-2020.2311844