Sejarah Pasar Halat Dikunjungi Presiden Jokowi | OBROLANBISNIS.com — Pasar Halat yang berlokasi di Jalan Halat Kelurahan Kota Matsum IV Kecamatan Medan Area dibuat heboh dengan kedatangan Presiden RI Joko Widodo (Jokowi) dalam kunjungan kerjanya di Kota Medan Provinsi Sumatera Utara, menghadiri Hari Pers Nasional (HPN) tahun 2023.
Presiden Jokowi didampingi Gubernur Sumatera Utara, Edy Rahmayadi meninjau pasar tradisional, untuk mengecek kestabilan harga bahan pokok di pasar tradisonal tersebut.
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Saat mengunjungi Pasar Halat, Joko Widodo mengecek sejumlah harga bahan pokok, seperti telur, bawang merah dan beras. Menurut orang nomor satu di Indonesia, harga bahan pokok di Medan terbilang stabil.
“Telur baik kita cek, bawang merah juga harganya sudah Rp40 ribuan, saya kira masih baik, kemudian harga cabai kondisi baik, beras ini operasi pasar tadi kita cek di beberapa warung sudah terima beras dari Bulog 5 kilogram harga Rp49 ribu. Artinya harga dijual nanti di bawah Rp10 ribu,” kata Jokowi, yang datang bersama Ibu Negara Iriana Joko Widodo.
Kedatangan Presiden Jokowi ke Pasar Halat Jalan Halat untuk yang pertama kali. Dan menjadi sejarah bagi masyarakat Jalan Halat sekitarnya untuk melihat secara langsung sosok Presiden Jokowi.
Presiden Jokowi sempat berdiskusi dan berdialog kepada sejumlah pedagang Pasar Halat. Bahkan, pedagang Pasar Halat maupun pengunjung Pasar Halat menyempatkan diri untuk bersama foto dengan Presiden Jokowi meski dijaga ketat oleh para petugas keamanan Kepresidenan.
Kontribusi Pasar Tradisional
Gubernur Edy Rahmayadi mengatakan, pasar tradisional berkontribusi besar untuk pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia, khususnya Sumut.
“Salah satu pendorong perekonomian kita adalah pasar tradisional, dan UMKM, jadi kita akan terus dorong untuk menumbuhkan sektor ini,” kata Edy Rahmayadi usai mengunjungi Pasar Halat.
Kunjungan Presiden RI Joko Widodo ke pasar tradisional di Kota Medan, menurut Edy Rahmayadi, salah satu bentuk perhatian pemerintah mendukung ekonomi kerakyatan. Dia berharap perhatian seperti ini tetapi dilakukan pemerintah pusat.
“Ini salah satu bentuk kepedulian Presiden kepada pasar tradisional, beliau datang, mengecek langsung kestabilan harga bahan pokok dan memberikan bantuan, mudah-mudahan ini mendorong pedagang-pedagang dan UMKM kita untuk terus berkembang,” jelas Edy Rahmayadi.
Pasar Halat
Seperti diketahui Pasar Halat salah satu pasar tradisional yang dikelola oleh Pemerintah Kota (Pemko) Medan.
Pasar Halat secara operasionalnya diawasi langsung oleh Perusahaan Daerah (PD) Pasar Kota Medan. Dalam data pasar tradisional untuk Kecamatan Medan Area yang dikutip melalui website Pemko Medan, Pasar Halat memasarkan berbagai produk kebutuhan masyarakat, seperti Pakaian, Emas, Kelontong, Sayur, Makanan, Pecah-Belah, Sembako, Ikan. Sebagai penanggungjawab Pasar Impres Halat adalah A. Dohar Simatupang. ***
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History of Halat Market Visited by President Jokowi | OBROLANBISNIS.com — The Halat Market, which is located on Jalan Halat, Kelurahan Kota Matsum IV, Medan Area District, was excited by the arrival of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during his working visit to Medan City, North Sumatra Province, to attend the 2023 National Press Day (HPN).
President Jokowi accompanied by the Governor of North Sumatra, Edy Rahmayadi visited traditional markets, to check the price stability of basic commodities in these traditional markets.
While visiting the Halat Market, Joko Widodo checked the prices of a number of basic commodities, such as eggs, shallots and rice. According to the number one person in Indonesia, the price of basic commodities in Medan is relatively stable.
“We checked the eggs, the shallots also cost Rp. 40,000, I think they are still good, then the chili prices are in good condition, we checked the market operation rice at several stalls. They have received 5 kilograms of rice from Bulog, priced at Rp. 49,000. This means that the price will be sold later. under IDR 10,000,” said Jokowi, who came with First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo.
President Jokowi’s visit to Jalan Halat Halat Market for the first time. And it became history for the people of Jalan Halat around to see first hand the figure of President Jokowi.
President Jokowi had discussions and dialogues with a number of Halat Market traders. In fact, Halat Market traders and visitors to the Halat Market took the time to take a photo with President Jokowi even though it was heavily guarded by Presidential security officers.
Traditional Market Contribution
Governor Edy Rahmayadi said traditional markets contributed greatly to Indonesia’s economic growth, especially North Sumatra.
“One of the drivers of our economy is traditional markets and MSMEs, so we will continue to encourage this sector to grow,” said Edy Rahmayadi after visiting the Halat Market.
According to Edy Rahmayadi, Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to a traditional market in Medan City was a form of government concern in supporting the people’s economy. He hoped that attention like this would be carried out by the central government.
“This is one form of the President’s concern for traditional markets, he came, checked directly the stability of prices for basic commodities and provided assistance, hopefully this will encourage our traders and MSMEs to continue to grow,” explained Edy Rahmayadi.
Halat Market
As is known Halat Market is one of the traditional markets managed by the City Government (Pemko) of Medan.
The Halat Market is directly supervised by the Medan City Market Regional Company (PD). In traditional market data for the Medan Area District cited on the Pemko Medan website, the Halat Market markets various products needed by the community, such as Clothing, Gold, Grocery, Vegetables, Food, Tableware, Groceries, Fish. The person in charge of the Halat Impres Market is A. Dohar Simatupang. ***
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