Menkop Budi Arie Soal Masyarakat Baduy Tolak Kopdes Merah Putih: Kita Harai

Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi. (Photo: ANTARA)

Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi opened his voice regarding the issue of the rejection of the Red and White Village Cooperative by the Baduy Tribe.

Budi firmly denied the rejection by the Baduy Tribe.

According to him, this is indeed a challenge faced by the Ministry of Cooperatives from a social and cultural perspective.

He also considers this to be one of the uniqueness of the Baduy Tribe where this customary area is also not recorded in its village administrative status.

"It's not a refusal. Our brothers and sisters don't have ID cards. Yes, right? This is unique," he told the media crew at the Kemenkop Building, Thursday, July 10.

The same thing had previously been conveyed by Budi Arie to Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives. According to him, the Red and White Kopdes has not yet fully built throughout Indonesia considering that there are challenges including socio-cultural and geographical conditions.

In the working meeting on Wednesday, July 9, Budi said that areas that have not been 100 percent built by the Kopdes include Papua, Southeast Sulawesi, and Banten.

According to data from the Ministry of Cooperatives, 80,560 villages and sub-districts have formed the Red and White Kopdes/kel through rumors.

Of that number, more than 77,000 have legal entities issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Law.

In an effort to resolve the problem, the Ministry of Cooperatives together with other Ministries/Agencies and Task Forces (Satgas) that have been formed will prioritize humanist approaches.

Admittedly, different geographical and socio-cultural challenges are obstacles that need special attention.

"We are indeed working on this data to realize the Kopdes/Kel Merah Putih with half of his intuition and half of his hard work, if asked about the roadmap, there is no reference because no country has done it yet," said Budi Arie.