Cak Imin Proposes Village Funds To Increase By 5 Prisons, IDR 5 Billion Per Year

Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar (ANTARA)

Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) said that his party was fighting for an increase in the allocation of village funds from around Rp. 1 billion to Rp. 5 billion per village.

"Our village budget has increased 5 times. We have made careful and careful calculations about this. God willing, the amount of our country's budget will be able to support the increase in village funds," said Muhaimin, quoted by ANTARA, April 16.

According to him, this step needs to be taken as part of realizing a big program, namely Building Indonesia from Villages.

The main pillar of village development, said Cak Imin, must start from the development of human resources (HR).

Our focus is on healthy and smart villagers. So, Healthy Villages and Smart Villages are two programs that we must run and succeed in," he said.

The next pillar is the welfare and happiness of the villagers. To achieve that, a number of welfare programs are needed with the aim of increasing the Happiness Index of Villages in Indonesia.

"One time, there must be an adage, 'Nothing is happier than living in the village.' For that, Sejahtera Village and Happy Village are two programs that we must run and succeed in," said Cak Imin.

The next pillar is the development of villages based on technological advances, especially rural technology. He said that in various universities, study programs and even the Department of Rural Technology must be opened.

"For that, we are holding the Digital Village program. That's why our programs, Healthy Villages, Smart Villages, Prosperous Villages, Happy Villages, and Digital Villages," he said.

He is of the view that the development and welfare of the nation may only be realized if the village progresses and prospers. Therefore, the best way to build Indonesia is to start by building a village.

"My PKB and I named our plan to build a village as 'Building Deso, Ngrunat Wargo'," added Cak Imin.