Gov’t to Construct Community Housing in Garut

President Jokowi accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana laid the foundation stone for the Garut Barbershop Housing construction in Garut, West Java, Saturday (19/1). (Photo by: Deny S/Public Relations).

After attending the mass hair-cutting event, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Saturday (19/1) attended the Garut Barbershop Housing Groundbreaking (PPRG) in Garut, West Java.

In his remarks, the President said that at the groundbreaking location, 500 housing units would be constructed and on the first phase, the Government will construct100 housing units.

“This is a government program with subsidies of Rp135 million with installments of Rp.800,000 (per month),” he said.

The housing constructions, according to the President, are a joint program of FLPP (Housing Financing Liquidity Facility) of Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing and state-owned bank BTN (Bank Tabungan Negara). On the price component of the house, the Government provided subsidy Rp4 million for down payment and 5 percent interest rate subsidy, he said.

According to President Jokowi, the construction of community housing will also be carried out in other provinces for different communities.

On that occasion, President Jokowi also laid the foundation stone for the Garut Barbershop Housing construction. (EN/DNS/ES).

Translated by: Galuh Wicaksono
Edited by: Muhammad Ersan Pamungkas