Collect savings Rp 1.6 Trillion

The development of campaign fundraising Indonesia Movement Savings in commercial banks and rural banks with a national mass is a product called my savings for about the last year has reached USD 1.6 trillion. The number of owners who must save his account balance of at least Rp 10,000 turned out at 1.6 million. Next five years are expected these small depositors of public funds can be raised to Rp 5 trillion.
"If people like to save money, will reduce the burden on the government to seek a loan," said Nasution was Governor of Bank Indonesia in Indonesia warning Savings Movement (GIM) nationally, which was centered in Malang, East Java, on Sunday (05/29/2011).
"This is part of a campaign to reduce the number of poor people in line with the ideals of the Millennium Development Goals that are pro-poor, pro-job creation and pro-growth and pro-environment," said Head of Bank Indonesia Malang Totok Hermiyanto, which accompany Darmin.
Saving commemorations Indonesian national movement took place in Malang and toned up a number of community activities, namely bicycle healthy. The event was attended by officials and Bank Indonesia's banking business and will present the Governor of East Java Soekarwo.
GIM is part of efforts to encourage people to get used to having savings as one means to reduce the number of poor. GIM held together with others who campaigned practice of inclusion along with Bank Indonesia's banking community, namely Come to the Bank, KUR (Red Carpet), programs and empowerment of SMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises).
There are still 58 percent of people do not have savings in the bank. Through GIM, society is driven not only save money, but also promote banking services on middle to lower economic community. "Savings held by national banks and rural banks with a minimum balance of less than conventional savings provisions. Only a minimum balance of Rp 20,000 to Rp 10,000 commercial banks and the rural banks," said Totok.
Savings was launched February 20, 2010. As many as 70 banks and 910 rural banks and rural banks in Indonesia Sharia involved. In East Java alone there were 38 banks and 183 rural banks involved and the SRB. In a conventional bank, added Totok, if savers passive, minimum balance will be deducted for the scholarship. However, the product does not cut import duty savings.
Savings grew rapidly, especially since campaigned in schools for students. Total accounts reached 6 million, exceeding the target of 1 million accounts. "East Java achieve the highest among other provinces due until April 2011 managed to get 267,879 accounts, with a nominal value Rp 196 billion or about 16 percent of the acquisition in Indonesia compared to other provinces," he said.