KemenkopUKM Prepares Assistance For Traders Affected By Fire At Cempaka Putih Market

Illustrated. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (KemenkopUKM) promised to provide program assistance according to the needs of Cempaka Putih Market traders who were affected after the fire in the market.

The fire that occurred on Thursday, September 24, resulted in 672 kiosks being infected and 404 stalls surviving. The loss in this incident was estimated at IDR 24.8 billion.

"First of all, we are concerned about this disaster and hope that the traders affected by this disaster are given patience. We also happen to live in the Cempaka Putih area and often shop here," said KemenkopUKM Secretary Rully Indrawan on the sidelines of the handover of 1,000 masks from KemenkopUKM and aid. groceries from LPDB KUMKM to merchants who are members of Koppas Cempaka Putih who were affected by the fire at the Cempaka Putih market, in Jakarta, Monday, September 28.

KemenkopUKM will also carry out internal coordination within the KemenkopUKM environment to provide emergency response assistance to traders, as well as externally including to PD Pasar Jaya which manages the Cempaka Putih market.

"Furthermore, KemenkopUKM will also prepare assistance programs that Inyaallah will be allocated in 2021. We will examine what assistance is suitable and according to the needs of traders affected by the Cempaka Putih market fire disaster," added Rully.

Meanwhile, President Director of LPDB KUMKM, Supomo, said that his presence in the Cempaka Putih market was because LPDB KUMKM already considered Koppas Cempaka Putih as a big family.

"We also feel that, because yesterday I was still on an out of town visit, now I can attend," he said.

Supomo said the loans that have been enjoyed by traders will be given concessions to Koppas Cempaka Putih to delay payments of up to 12 months.

"We are also aware that traders need more working capital to stretch again, we are still calculating for new working capital assistance. Indeed, this has to be cleaned first. The important thing is that Temporary Shelters (TPS) are built first because there must be a place first to meet community needs," he added.