Fourteen trucks of roof tiles produced in Jatiwangi, Majalengka\nRegency, have been transported to Jakarta. The shipment is part of a\ntile-isation programme as part of President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s policy to\nencourage the use of UMKM products in people\u2019s housing development.<\/p>\n
The 14 trucks of tiles were dispatched by the Minister of Housing and\nSpatial Planning, Maruarar Sirait, from the Jatiwangi tile production\ncentre on Wednesday evening (11 March). The total tile orders announced\nduring the event reached 24 trucks from various government programmes\nand housing developers. The total transaction commitment was\napproximately 3 billion rupiah from Central Government, Provincial, and\nDistrict Government programmes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tile-isation programme is an implementation of President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s directive that people\u2019s housing development should not only\nfocus on physical house construction, but also provide economic benefits\nfor communities and UMKM actors,\u201d said Maruarar.<\/p>\n
Since the programme is part of national housing development, Maruarar\nalso asked Jatiwangi tile-producing UMKMs to maintain product quality to\nbe able to compete in a wider market. He also encouraged all\ntile-producing UMKMs throughout the region to contribute to the\ngovernment programme. \u201cUMKMs must have high competitiveness by\nmaintaining quality and meeting Indonesian National Standards\n(SNI).\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, West Java Provincial Secretary, Herman Suryatman, stated\nthat in the initial phase this year, the West Java Provincial Government\nhas allocated a house improvement programme for 250 units. \u201cFor the\nfirst phase this year, there are 250 housing units that will be\nimproved. With tile requirements of approximately 2 million rupiah per\nhouse, the potential tile procurement reaches around 500 million\nrupiah,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The Majalengka Regency Government also allocated a programme to\nimprove uninhabitable houses estimated to absorb tiles from local\nentrepreneurs. According to Majalengka Regent, Eman Suherman, \u201cIn 2026,\nwe will implement an uninhabitable house improvement programme for 1,715\nunits and tile procurement is estimated to reach approximately 1.5\nbillion rupiah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, through the central government\u2019s Self-Help Housing\nStimulus Assistance (BSPS) programme, an estimated 900 houses in\nMajalengka Regency will be improved with potential tile requirements\nreaching approximately 1 billion rupiah.<\/p>\n
Overall, total tile purchase commitments from various programmes\nreached approximately 3 billion rupiah, all directed towards absorbing\nUMKM tile products in Jatiwangi.<\/p>\n
Support for the programme also came from the private sector. Two\nsubsidised housing developers, Angga and Wawan, who gained recognition\nfrom President Prabowo Subianto, also placed orders for tiles from\nJatiwangi UMKMs. Each entrepreneur ordered four trucks for housing\nprojects they are developing in Bogor and Serang.<\/p>\n
One tile business operator in Jatiwangi, Riswan, revealed that the\ngovernment programme has provided renewed spirit to craftspeople who\nfaced difficult times in recent years. According to him, government\nsupport has revived the tile industry in Jatiwangi and opened up wider\nmarket opportunities. He hopes the programme will continue so that\nJatiwangi tile products can be marketed not only in the local area but\nthroughout Indonesia.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jatiwangi-roof-tile-production-begins-to-be-absorbed-into-peoples-housing-programme-1773334339", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }