The Commission VI`s call is one of the conclusion reached during a joint-working meeting between Commission VI and the United Indonesia Cabinet ministers responsible for economic affairs in the parliament building here on Monday.
"The progress of the sugar self-efficiency road map program should be reported to the House once every six months through Commission VI," Commission VI Chairman Airlangga Hartarto said after the meeting here on Monday.
He said that the government should evaluate and monitor its sugar road map program which among others covered national sugar balance, action plans, achievement targets, schedules and budgets.
Airlangga said that the joint meeting produced an 11 point conclusion which the government had to follow up.
Point 2 of the conclusion contained Commission VI request that the government evaluate and revise Law No. 17/1986 on the authority of industry development, and return the authority in the development of sugar industry to the Ministry of Industry.
The government was also asked to formulate a comprehensive incentive assistance and subsidy program for its on farm sugar self-sufficiency 2014 program.
The forestry ministry was asked to carry out land auditing and provide 350,000 hectares in support of the 2014 sugar self-reliant program.
Airlangga said that the trade ministry was asked to review the country`s sugar distribution system and carry out national sugar distribution auditing.
The National Land Affairs Agency (BPN) has to assure land availability to ensure the success of the sugar self-sufficiency in 2014.
Attending the meeting were Chief Economic Minister Hatta Radjasa, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, Industry Minister MS Hidayat, State-owned Minister Mustafa Abubakar, Agriculture Minister Suswono, Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo, Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan, Head of National Land Affairs Agency Djoyo Winoto and Capital Investment Coordinating Board Gita Wirjawan.
(Uu.A014/H-NG)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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