Jakarta, June 16 -- Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi has assured that the government will continue to supervise and evaluate the performance of the Red and White Village Cooperatives, whose number has reached the target of 80 thousand.

"Supervision of the cooperatives' operations will also be carried out together with the members, so that the transparency aspect of the cooperatives can be realized," he said in a press statement issued here on Monday.

President Prabowo Subianto's goal of forming 80 thousand Red and White Village Cooperatives has been achieved. As of 5:30 p.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Monday, 80,002 village cooperatives have been established in the country.

To ensure that the cooperatives operate as expecte...