PALANGKA RAYA – EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION BUREAU. Acting Provincial Secretary Nuryakin attended the Consolidation Meeting on Increasing the Use of Domestic Products and Preparation for the National Coordination Meeting on Procurement of Goods/Services, virtually via video teleconference, from Bajakah meeting room, Governor’s Office, Palangka Raya on Monday (21/3/2022).

This consolidation meeting aims to discuss the progress of regional preparations in supporting national policies, namely increasing the use of domestic products and implementing national coordination meeting for the procurement of goods/services.

When giving his introduction, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Suhajar Diantoro, said that a coordination meeting was held to find solutions to the obstacles that occur in the food supply and distribution chain.

“To this day, food supply and distribution are still obstacles. If it becomes an inhibiting factor, we must immediately solve it,” said the Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Furthermore, the Secretary General advised to interpret and value the efforts to stabilize food prices and distribution as a form of worship.

“Stable the food prices, deliver food to the public quickly. The people will be protected by the state and let’s pray for it. Let’s interpret this work as a form of worship, do it sincerely,” he said.

According to the Secretary General, the President will attend the Business Matching event for the Procurement of Domestic Products and MSMEs in 2022 in Bali Province.

“The President will immediately deliver direction and update the ministries/institutions/local governments that have allocated the purchase of domestic products from all regional uses,” he said.

Being present at this consolidation meeting were the Head of the Trade and Industry Office Aster Bonawaty and the Acting Head of the Procurement of Goods and Services Bureau Suharno. (rik/transl.feb)