Small-scale industries to be regulated

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will register all small-scale and home industries in Jakarta to monitor their development.

The City Statistics Office chief, Poniman Suhartono, said yesterday his office will deploy 102 officials, who were trained for the purpose from Nov. 16 to Nov. 24 at the Ragunan Youth Center, South Jakarta.

Poniman said the census will begin next month

He asked small-scale business people to help the registration officials by giving them accurate and verifiable data.

He said the census has nothing to do with taxes, levies, or the ownership of land and buildings.

Poniman also told to The Jakarta Post yesterday that the office is now preparing to participate in the 1995 National Social and Economic Survey.

The 1995 Census will be conducted throughout the country's 27 provinces. The census will record household and education activities, health and fertility conditions, participation in the family planning program and spending.

Poniman did not say when the 1995 census will start.

Poniman said that the result of the 1995 census will be used to compile various statistical records on people's welfare, education, health and housing.

1995 census

Poniman said 250 officials will conduct the 1995 census in Jakarta.

Based on the 1993 census, 98 percent of the people in Jakarta aged between seven to 12 years were elementary school students and 89 percent of the people aged from 13 to 15 years were junior high school students.

Poniman also said that 1993's census had revealed that in the age group ranging from 19 to 24 years old, 69 percent were senior high school students, while the remainder were university students.

Among people over 10 years old, 64.7 percent were workers, 18.9 percent self-employed businessmen, 9.8 percent businessmen linked to seasonal sectors, 4.6 percent people who work in family businesses, and 2 percent businessmen with employees.

Poniman also said the 1993 census stated that 42.78 percent of total spending by Jakartans went for food, while the remaining 57.22 percent was used for various purposes, such as housing, household goods and services.

He said that in 1993, 10.31 percent of the total population in Jakarta were job seekers. (mas)