JAKARTA - The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing the Red and White Village/Neighborhood Cooperative as one of the places where beneficiaries spend social assistance. The scheme has been tested in a number of locations with the support of state-owned banking services.
Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf said the involvement of the Ministry of Social Affairs in the program was based on Presidential Instruction Number 9. Beneficiaries will be encouraged to become active members of cooperatives.
"In order to spend the social assistance, it can be in the Red and White Village Cooperative," said Saifullah Yusuf at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 15.
According to the man who is familiarly called Gus Ipul, the trial has been carried out together with the Minister of Cooperatives. The cooperative stall that became the trial location provides banking services, especially from state-owned banks that are members of Himbara.
"We just tested yesterday at several points with the Minister of Cooperatives. At Kopdes outlets, there are services from banks, especially Himbara," he said.
He said that the initial implementation at a number of points went well. The Ministry of Social Affairs together with related ministries will follow up on the results of the trial before the scheme is implemented more widely.
In addition to being a place to spend social assistance, the Red and White Cooperative is directed to be part of the empowerment program. It is hoped that the beneficiaries will be able to sell the products they produce through the cooperative.
Kemensos will also encourage all beneficiaries to join as members. With this scheme, cooperatives are not only a place for assistance transactions, but also a marketing channel for citizen products.
However, Gus Ipul has not explained when the service will be implemented nationwide. He also has not detailed the types of social assistance that can be spent through cooperatives and their supervisory mechanisms.
"Alhamdulillah it has been successful in several points. Later we will follow up again," he said.
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