JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki stated that the Presidential Assistance (Banpres) is Productive or Direct Cash Assistance ( BLT) amounting to IDR 2.4 million for micro-entrepreneurs, which will be extended until 2021.
If the national economy in the first quarter of 2021 is still sloping, then this assistance will most likely be continued, “he said in his virtual speech at the opening of the training with the theme” KUKM Exists and Is Able to Adapt to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the New Normal Era “, Monday (7/9 / 2020).
Teten said that this assistance is provided free of charge, aka grants to help micro-entrepreneurs to have capital when opening their business.
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This BLT is given to micro entrepreneurs who really meet the requirements who will get this help.
For the requirements, the recipient is not receiving working capital and investment credit from banks, the business actor is an Indonesian citizen, has a National Identity Number (NIK), has a micro business as evidenced by a letter of proposal from the applicant, is not a member of the State Civil Service (ASN), TNI / Police or BUMN / BUMD employees.
Meanwhile, regarding the method, micro entrepreneurs can submit or register their names to the Head of the Regency / City Head of Small and Medium Enterprises Cooperatives (Kadiskop UKM) in their respective regions.
People who volunteer will be recorded and checked one by one whether they really deserve assistance or not.
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After that, the government will send funds amounting to Rp 2.4 million to each account.
“So we would like to invite micro business actors who have not received working capital and investment financing from banks to actively register themselves through the nearest cooperative office,” explained Teten.
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