Zulhas Urges To Accelerate Distribution Of Funds For Cooperatives In Red And White Villages

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) asked for an acceleration in the loan distribution process, because the Red and White Village Cooperative (KDMP) had been waiting for a long time, and its operations were still on hold because there was no available fund support.

"We ask for the acceleration of the distribution of this loan because it has been a long time, yes, it has been 3-4 months from the KOPDES which has been launched by the President directly, don't let this fund settle for a while, even though the cooperative is in dire need," he explained to the media crew at his office, Monday, September 15.

He said that the Rp200 trillion fund that had been placed in Himbara banks could support the financing of red and white village cooperatives.

"Even though it's the government together, how long have we been waiting for this? It's been months. Well, we saw, heard, and read, and already knew firsthand that the Minister of Finance has set Rp200 trillion in hebara," he said.

Zulhas added that currently the money is available and it's just a matter of how cooperatives submit business proposals simply to banks and hope that everything can run optimally in the next two days.

According to him, this red and white village cooperative will play an important role in the distribution of basic necessities such as LPG 3 Kg ( melon gas), cooking oil, sugar, rice, and fertilizer, especially ahead of the planting period which will begin soon.

Furthermore, he said that cooperatives are also expected to cut the distribution chain which has been too long, as well as erase the role of tengkulak in villages and this is also an effort to bring rural communities closer to banking services.

"This cooperative will cut the long supply chain as well, to eliminate the villages, tengkulak-tengkulak also bring the village community closer to being assisted, right there is a brilink," he said.