A Total Of 67,000 MSMEs Have Entered The Debt Elimination Process

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman said that until now the government had started the process of eliminating debt to 67,000 MSMEs.

The MSMEs that are included in the list of book deletes are 1 million MSMEs.

"Until now, those who have registered have deleted the collection of approximately 67,000 MSMEs. Now this has started and will continue to grow," Maman told the media crew after inaugurating officials of the Middle High Leadership and Pratama of the Ministry of MSMEs at Tanah Abang Market, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 15.

Maman explained, after being included in the list of book deletes, the MSMEs will later be transferred to the collection delete list so that they can be bleached again and require a series of processes in banks.

Maman said, the value of MSME debt to be deleted varies from Rp. 10 million, Rp. 20 million, Rp. 30 with an average of less than Rp. 50 million.

Furthermore, Maman emphasized that the MSMEs included in the book delete list are MSMEs that are victims of natural disasters.

Previously, Maman also attached several criteria for MSMEs that were included in the book delete list.

"The first criterion, in Government Regulation Number 47 of 2024 concerning the Elimination of bad debts in MSMEs, states that the maximum receivable is IDR 500 million," said Maman.

The second criterion is that these MSMEs have been included in the list of deletes of books owned by Bank Himbara since 5 years ago before the PP was determined.

While the third criterion is that the MSME customers no longer have the ability to pay, and no longer have collateral.

Minister of MSMEs Maman emphasized that the Ministry of MSMEs has a responsibility to provide motivation and empowerment of MSME entrepreneurs who have applied for loans that are not included in the list of eliminating receivables.