KSP Asks Local Government To Play An Active Role In Eliminating Extreme Poverty

Moeldoko/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko emphasized the importance of the role of local governments in accelerating the elimination of extreme poverty with a target of zero percent by 2024. zero extreme poverty by 2024 can be achieved. The role of local governments is very vital in this regard,” said Moeldoko, in a press release in Jakarta, Thursday, June 16. He said that eradicating extreme poverty is a mandate of Law No. 13/2011 on Handling the Poor. derivatives, including Presidential Decree No. 96/2015 concerning the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction and Presidential Instruction No. 4/2022 concerning the Acceleration of the Elimination of Extreme Poverty. The government, he said, has since 2021 intensified the program to tackle extreme poverty in stages, namely in 35 districts/cities in 7 provinces. This year, the area for extreme poverty reduction was carried out by involving 25 provinces and 212 regencies/cities. Moeldoko emphasized that at the regional level the Poverty Reduction Coordination Team (TKPK) has a very strategic role to coordinate policy formulation, implementation planning, and monitoring.

“This TKPK has accurate data on which areas have pockets of poverty. So it can be directly mapped what programs or activities can be done to reduce poverty," said Moeldoko. is a presidential order to 22 ministers, eight heads of institutions, the TNI Commander, governors, regents, and mayors whose implementation is coordinated by the Vice President as the Head of the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction. . The local government as the spearhead must be able to orchestrate these programs in the field,” explained Moeldoko.