Prabowo Determined To Eliminate Poverty In Indonesia By Downstreaming

JAKARTA - Elected President Prabowo Subianto is determined to eliminate poverty in Indonesia in various ways, one of which is downstreaming of existing natural resources so that they can be enjoyed by the people.

"I have received a mandate from the Indonesian people with the main aim of eliminating poverty from Indonesian soil," Prabowo said when giving a speech at the Repnas National Conference event in Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Monday, October 14.

According to him, after getting the mandate as president, Prabowo is determined to maintain and secure the wealth of all Indonesian people so that they can be enjoyed by all people.

Elected President said to eliminate poverty in Indonesia, one of which is by carrying out downstream Indonesia's wealth, so that what is on Earth can be processed in Indonesia.

Prabowo also invited entrepreneurs who are members of the National Young Entrepreneurs Volunteers (Repnas) to jointly build the economy in the future so that it can grow positively.

"We have to take care of our wealth as well as possible, our children must eat nutritiously every day. This requires good cooperation, we guarantee people's lives to be better, more prosperous, and more just. There is no more poverty in Indonesia," Prabowo said through a welcoming video played at the event.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said the extreme poverty rate in Indonesia had dropped dramatically from four percent to 0.8 percent in the last decade.

"The last extreme poverty per year in 2023 has decreased. Previously, four percent, in the last 10 years it has decreased, the last one was 0.8 percent," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy.

However, the exact figure from the reduction in extreme poverty, he said, is still waiting for further survey results in September 2024, which has the potential to show further decline.

"This is also still waiting for the survey results as of September. It could be lower than 0.8 percent," said Coordinating Minister Muhadjir Effendy.