Blusukan At The New Angso Duo People's Market In Jambi City, Jokowi Distributes BLT Migor Rp300 Thousand And Working Capital Rp1.2 Million

President Jokowi during his working visit at the Angso Duo Baru People's Market, Jambi City || Lukas - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) handed over direct cash assistance (BLT) of cooking oil to a number of small traders and recipients at the Angso Duo Baru People's Market, Jambi City during his working visit today, Thursday, April 7. He hopes the aid will help ease the burden on the community.

"This morning I came to the Angso Duo Market in Jambi City, Jambi Province, in order to provide cooking oil BLT of Rp. 300,000 which we hope will be able to relieve, subsidize the community, especially street vendors who sell fried foods," Jokowi said in a written statement. .

Jokowi said similar assistance would later be provided in all provinces in the country. It is hoped that the distribution of this assistance can be carried out before Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijri.

"We have given it earlier and we hope that it will not only be here, later in all provinces in the country, cooking oil BLT can be distributed immediately. I have asked that it should be completed before Lebaran, a week before Lebaran," he said. In addition to handing over BLT for cooking oil, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta also provided working capital assistance (BMK) of IDR 1.2 million. Jokowi hopes that the assistance can be used as additional business capital.

"The Rp 1.2 million please use for business capital, working capital, the Rp 300 thousand to buy what?" asked the President of the merchants.

"Buy cooking oil, sir," said the traders in response to President Jokowi's question.

Then, President Jokowi also handed over direct cash assistance to traders selling in the market.

Also accompanying the President and Mrs. Iriana in the activities at the market were Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, Governor of Jambi Al Haris, and Mayor of Jambi Syarif Fasha.