The meeting with the village head of Se-Ri, Wamenkop reinforced the red and white heads socialization

Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Co -operatives (Wamenkop) Ferry Juliantono held a meeting with the village head (Kades) in Indonesia. He emphasized that the task force (task force) for the formation of the township/Kelurahan Merah Putih (KDMP) cooperative continued to strengthen the socialization associated with the procedures for the formation of KDMP through the village objective mechanism. “Today we have just made a zoom meeting with village heads in Indonesia,” Ferry said after chairing the coordination meeting (coordination meeting) for the establishment of KDMP at the Ministry of Food and Food Office, Jakarta, Thursday (4/17/2025). The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Wamendes, Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister of KKP, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of SOEs. Ferry described the coordination meeting and zoom event aimed at more understanding the village heads related to the formation of KDMP. Browse to continue with the latest development content, Ferry said that after each ministry made the operational guidelines, it was then delivered to relevant agencies in all districts and cities. Then there is also a plan to come out a circular from the Ministry of Home Affairs that can be used as a guideline for provincial and district/city level regional heads, in the use of unexpected costs for making a collaborative deed. “These are things that can be transferred to the village heads in their respective regions. Alhamdulillah, everything is well socialized with regard to the plan to form the red and white heads,” he said. Therefore, Ferry believes that many residents have known the Red and White Kopdes formation program. According to him, the village head then left the initiative to hold a town and the summit in Kelurahan. “Kemenkop through the offices of cooperatives and assistants will accompany the implementation of the special village summit works with the agenda of the formation of the red and white heads,” Ferry said. At the village meeting, he said he would be explained about the procedures, the process of establishment, to the formation of supervisors and administrators of the red and white heads. “Special village summit works must involve the most important community leaders, Gapoktan representatives, agricultural expansion workers, fisheries, bumdes2, etc., including the invitation of cooperatives in the town. In essence, all elements are involved,” he said. Furthermore, Ferry has revealed several challenges in the formation of the red and white heads. First, is the availability of human resources (HR). “For this reason, we will be fully concentrated in preparing reliable HR and in accordance with the needs of managing a heads,” he said. Second, is a step to reduce the risk, one of which involves guarantee companies such as Jamkrindo and Jamkrida. “As far as the financing scheme is concerned, it also received certainty from government’s banking and finance ministry,” he said. With the adult preparation, Ferry believes that the red and white heads business has the possibility of reaching profits, by looking at the various business units he is working on. “But it all depends on how management and human resources are owned,” he said. While coordinating Minister of Food Field Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) said during the opening of the coordination meeting that with the issuance of the presidential instruction (Invess) no. 9/2025 Regarding the acceleration of the establishment of the town/Kelurahan Merah Putih, this was proof that President Prabowo would completely support Subianteto. “The president no longer wants a village in Indonesia that is poor and difficult,” said coordination of Minister Zulhas. Zulhas added, the cooperative founded by the village government and later owned by the village community would create an economic ecosystem of the town. In fact, Zulhas says, the red and white heads can also be a subsidized and non -subsidized fertilizer fertilizer for LPG gas sales. “In addition to the savings and loan units, these heads will also move in other business units, such as food stalls, clinics, pharmacies, chills, as well as all sectors required by the village community. Heads can also be used to cut long supply chains,” he added. (FAS/IMK) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here