President Jokowi Greets Hundreds Of Mekaar PNM Customers In Klaten

President Jokowi greeted the PNM Account Officer in Klaten Regency, Central Java, Wednesday (31/1/2024). BETWEEN/Aris Wasita

KLATEN - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) greeted hundreds of customers of the Prosperous Family Economic Development Program (Mekaar) fostered by PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) in Klaten Regency, Central Java.

During this activity, President Jokowi was accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo. Both of them look compact wearing white tops in black trousers.

Jokowi expressed his joy for the development of the number of PNM customers.

"I remember in 2015-2016, PNM customers were only around 400,000 throughout the country. Now it's 15.2 million. This means that PNM is useful so that everyone wants to become PNM Mekaar customers," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 31.

Some customers also increased the number of loans, initially Rp. 2 million, some of which were already Rp. 10 million, even Rp. 15 million. The President asked customers to be disciplined in displacing loans.

"Later, if all mothers are disciplined in displacing, the spirit of hard work will try to increase again. After that, they can go up to PNM's brother, whose name is BRI. If you want to take Rp. 100 million, please, Rp. 5 billion, please, BRI is ready," he said.

However, he continues to remind customers to return loans in a disciplined manner.

"The important thing is, it's okay if the market exists, it can sell, it can be produced, why not. I've experienced it in 1988 from scratch, then sold it in Solo, the second year I could sell it to Jakarta. The third year I was able to export it," he said.

On that occasion, the President also saw various products of Mekaar PNM customers. According to him, the products produced are quite competitive and have good quality.

"I am optimistic that PNM Mekaar customers at least half can advance to class, from micro-entrepreneurs to small, small to medium, medium to big entrepreneurs will greatly help our family's economy and our national economy," he said.

PNM President Director Arief Mulyadi said that currently the number of Mekaar PNM customers in Central Java has reached 1.9 million and more than 15 million customers nationally. Meanwhile, specifically in Klaten Regency, there are around 58,000 customers.

"We are in 6,165 sub-districts and 435 regencies/cities. We still have our homework to be able to provide access to financing and assistance so that people can carry out productive activities," he said.