Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas, Maruarar Sirait, said that the government is preparing a subsidized housing program for health workers, teachers, and fishermen.
Under the program, 30 thousand subsidized homes will be prepared for health workers, 20 thousand houses for teachers, and 20 thousand residences for fishermen, he informed.
"President Prabowo Subianto said that this year, we have prepared 20 thousand (subsidized houses) for teachers, and have started last week in Bogor. After Eid, we will immediately start for other sectors," he said on Monday.
He made the remarks while attending an Eid gathering or halalbihalal at the residence of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia.
According to Sirait, the subsidized housing programs have received support from the President and Bank Indonesia (BI) in terms of policy relaxation through the Macroprudential Liquidity Incentive Policy (KLM).
In addition, his ministry is preparing a subsidized housing program under which 1 thousand houses will be provided to media industry workers.
Under the subsidized housing plan for health workers, 15 thousand units will be built for nurses, 10 thousand units for midwives, and 5 thousand units for other health workers.
Meanwhile, the distribution of subsidized home ownership credit (KPR) will be supported by the Public Housing Savings Management Agency (BP Tapera) and PT Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), Sirait said.
Minister Lahadalia held an open house on Monday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, at his residence in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Several government officials and high-ranking officials from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) took turns visiting his residence.
Several state officials, including Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita; president director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo; and president director of PT Pertamina, Simon Aloysius Mantiri, were seen at the location.
They further included chief executive officer of investment management agency (BPI) Danantara and Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/head of the BKPM, Rosan Roeslani; president director of PT Indika Energy Tbk, Arsyad Rasjid; Deputy Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri; and former deputy trade minister, Jerry Sambuaga.
