JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Villages and Regional Development (Wamendes PDT) Ahmad Riza Patria said that the red and white village cooperatives (Kopdes) are people's economic programs that must continue to grow in the village so that they can meet the needs of the community.

"This Kopdes is one of President Prabowo Subianto's Asta cita programs which places the interests of the community in the village, including in Torai Village, Sota District, Merauke Regency, South Papua," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 23.

According to Patria, the kopdes will also provide village/village clinics to help residents get medicines, then a freezer warehouse to store agricultural products, fishermen so that they can last a long time and be sold at the best price.

"All of this is intended to improve the welfare of the people in the village," he said.

He explained, President Prabowo Subianto is very concerned about the community, especially in villages that are still lagging behind, so the asta cita program is to meet the needs of the community.

"Like the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program which not only ensures the health of children, pregnant women, toddlers but also can improve people's economy," he said again.

He added, President Prabowo is also focused on education so that a people's school is established to ensure that all children in Indonesia receive a good education.

"Then a free health program to improve the quality of life of the community," he said.

Until now, 165 public schools have been built in the country with 62 million beneficiaries.

Then the Kopdes which has been built as many as 82 units and 35 thousand units are being built Infrastructure.


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