Ministry gets new structure

Ministry gets new structure

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has issued a presidential decree ruling that the newly-merged Ministry of Industry and Trade is to be streamlined into 10 first-echelon departments under the leadership of Minister Tunky Ariwibowo.

According to the decree, issued here on Wednesday, the 10 top echelon departments consist of five directorate generals, three agencies, one secretariat general and one inspectorate general.

The directorate generals are in charge respectively of agricultural and forestry industry; light industry; metal, machinery and chemical industry; domestic trade; and international trade.

The three agencies consist of the Small Industry Development Board, the National Agency for Export Development and the Industry and Trade Development and Research Agency.

The secretariat general has seven bureaus and the inspectorate general has five provincial inspectorates.

Previously, before the merger, the ministry of industry had eight first echelon departments and the trade ministry seven first echelon departments.

No details were immediately available as to who will be appointed to head the various departments and agencies but reliable sources at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the senior officials will be sworn in early next week.

Minister Tunky acknowledged last week that he had proposed three candidates for each of the top echelons to Vice President Try Sutrisno, the chairman of the board of assessment for high officials. (13)