Those cooperatives are part of the 80 thousand Red and White Village/Urban Village Cooperatives officially launched by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday.
"All Kelurahan Cooperatives in Jakarta are fully prepared to operate. Everything is in accordance with the central government's regulations," Karno remarked after attending the online launch of the Red and White Village/Urban Village Cooperatives at the Merah Putih Melawai Urban Village Cooperative in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, on Monday.
Meanwhile, Chico Hakim, Special Staff to the Jakarta Governor for Social Communications, stated that all 267 Red and White Urban Village Cooperatives in Jakarta are ready to operate in stages.
"In principle, everything is ready. Some are already operational, while others will operate gradually," he remarked.
Chico explained that the cooperation models implemented by cooperatives in Jakarta vary in each urban village.
"Each location has a different collaboration model. In Melawai, the cooperative collaborates with the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (Jakarta MRT). In other urban ward offices, the collaboration is different and tailored to the needs of the local community," he stated.
The Jakarta provincial government expressed hope that the cooperatives in Jakarta would further stimulate the local economy.
"The main hope is that the community can become more economically empowered, with the presence of the Red and White Cooperative in every urban village in Jakarta," he remarked.
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Translator: Martha Herlinawati Simanjuntak
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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