Cosmas Coal: Rejuvenate Jakarta with towers

     
 
At the Cabinet V, years 1988-1993, Cosmas served as Minister of Labor Coal.
Born in Simalungun, North Sumatera, 19 September 1938, Cosmas Coal had been a member of Parliament from the work of the Development Faction (Golkar) years from 1967 to 1978.
Although it had long since retired, Cosmas Coal still eager to gain knowledge. In 2002, Cosmas graduated cum laude and earned a doctorate at the University of Indonesia at the age of 64 years. His dissertation on "Industrial Relations in Indonesia". Until now Cosmas was a visiting professor and teaches labor issues at FISIP UI.
In old age, Cosmas Coal, the former Chairman of the PP PMKRI and 66 activists are still active and busy working as the Chairman of the shade PPM PPM School of Management. The Foundation was established by the IJ Kasimo PPM, M Tambunan, Bachder Djohan.
Cosmas is also active as Vice Chairman of the Foundation of Pancasila University Jakarta and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Foundation Atmajaya Yogyakarta and Bogor TRIGUNA stie Pembina Foundation.
In other areas, Cosmas is an Independent Commissioner a number of property companies, ranging from the Ciputra Group, Great Podomoro Land, Intiland, and Metropolitan Kencana.
Coal Cosmas second daughter, Prisca becerita, "Every thing in the morning the father would pray in the morning, then do stretching for 30 minutes. You never forget to do that. So discipline is the key to true success." During the period 1978-1988 so Menpera, I always had the support of the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Minister. So the government policy actually implemented with the support of all parties. - Cosmas Coal
Prisca, who is currently Corporate Secretary of the Supreme Podomoro Land said he learned a lot from his father, especially the passion to always learn. "You learn to play golf after retirement, and diligently studied to be a champion. I am impressed with the positive thoughts my father. Rarely do you think negative," said Prisca.
Cosmas Coal is still diligent exercise. He played golf in Rawamangun, which is equivalent to walking as far as 6.5 kilometers.
"I was often invited to lecture, teach around in many cities. I still often read books and discuss. When discussing with others, it is more than reading books," said Cosmas who claim to follow the development of technology.
Here is an interview with Dr. Cosmas Coal, Ministry of Public Housing (1978-1983 and 1983-1988) and the Independent Commissioner a number of property development company, along with Robert Adhi Kusumaputra of Kompas.com in his office in Menteng, Jakarta, Central, earlier this week
When it became Minister of Public Housing in the Suharto government during the two periods, what Mr. Cosmas do? Suharto government's attention on the problem of very large public housing because the house is a basic need after food and clothing.
I remember my initial dialogue with President Soeharto in 1978. "Brother Cosmas have followed the MPR session and asked to follow the State Policy Guidelines. Now I ask you help me to pay attention to the issue at Cabinet Development III board. Because at Pelita I and II, the problem of food and clothing has been overcome, and my attention on the issue of board . So you help me implement GBHN Cosmas in the field of the board, "said Pak Harto.
Listening to President Soeharto, Soeharto told me that my FISIP scholar and member of Parliament, and was active in Golkar. I have not had experience in the field of housing. Soeharto said, "Yes, I know. But you were assigned instead to menukangi home, but to coordinate the institutions that deal with housing and achieve targeted goals."
After listening Soeharto replied, I was relieved, and accept the task. Assignment of the President is very clear and very impressive. I also feel mantab making plans for the next five years.
I was assigned as Minister for Young People's Housing and placed in the Department of Public Works. At that time Minister of Public Works is Purnomosidi. The first day, my in-briefing all the housing problems. I am grateful, at the Department of Public Works, many backgrounds and experience about the housing so that helped me a lot.
My task is clear, first, pay attention to public housing for lower middle and middle. That is home for goals I and II or the soldiers under officers, until the group III or the first officer of TNI / police. Profile groups of people who handled the civil servants and the Armed Forces (TNI and Police). That is, 75 percent fixed income, and 25 percent for private sector employees.
Second, I determine the mortgage does not exceed 20 percent of income spouses so that they can still make a living everyday.
Thirdly, special project Perumnasm for those who can not afford the down payment, given the option of renting first. So the rent is considered a down payment so the family can get a mortgage from the BTN. This policy is clear and unequivocal. From the first, the down payment has become a problem.
Fourth, Housing and private house building, and BTN provides mortgage. In this way, funds that come from the state budget, delivered to the BTN and BTN give mortgages with cross-subsidy policy. Existing civil servants and the Armed Forces who pay 5 percent, 7 percent, 9 percent of mortgages. So cross-subsidies.
And I'm backed up by the Coordinating Minister of Economy and Finance Minister. This government's firmness. I did a coordination meeting with the Director of Bank Indonesia (Arief Kamardi if not mistaken), the State Savings Bank (BTN), Finance Minister, discussing the funds needed to provide public housing. And how to get a low interest.
There is a commitment letter to the Housing and private developers so they can borrow money to commercial banks, construction and building houses. Developer gets easy. For example, if house prices then Rp 5 million per unit, developers build 1,000 housing units, meaning that the developer got a loan of Rp 5 billion.
The house will be a mortgage, the condition ready for habitation. That is, readily available drinking water facilities, electricity, roads. It is often a problem until now. I am sorry to hear the news and saw the apartment empty, abandoned because there was no water and electricity. Why, when the building, there is no coordination? This is a project of disease. People build houses or towers without thinking can be ready for habitation.
If we build a house on a large scale, we conducted site selection, how the infrastructure later, how water and listrinya so qualified to be a decent dwelling.
In the period 1978-1988, many officials inaugurated the housing, including in the Middle Depok, Depok nUtara, East Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang Karawaci.
I feel successful build public housing in the 1978-1988 period because I always had the support of the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Minister. So the government policy actually implemented with the support of all parties.
How does Mr. Cosmas see the development of current public housing? My successor as Menpera is Siswono Yudhohusodo and Akbar Tanjung. After it changed the policy. Policy perumahamn people also seem to have stalled. But when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Minister of Public Housing in the Cabinet in the period I and II, I was happy. But I was somewhat less satisfied because the public housing program was not entirely as expected. I think, a
Menpera should receive full support from other ministers such as Minister of Home Affairs, Finance Minister, Coordinating Minister for the Economy or the Economy.
BTN is still giving mortgages. But it should still consider low-income communities.
How is the opinion of Mr. Cosmas about housing needs in the big cities? I would argue, people's housing problems can be solved partly by the house rent. In large cities, very large rental housing needs due to urbanization, as has been revealed in an international seminar in Bangkok.
Houses for rent in Jakarta can be likened to boarding-lodging house. And boarding houses can solve the problem of housing in big cities. The boardinghouse always be sought if the location is close to the center of economic growth such as shopping centers, offices, factories, and campuses and education centers.

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