Ganjar Pranomo Encourages The Sub-district Head And Village Head Handi Extreme Poverty In This Way

Ganjar Pranowo encouraged the Camat and Kades to actively overcome extreme poverty. (IST)

WONOGIRI - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo encouraged village heads, sub-district heads, and regents to attract companies related to job opportunities for residents of the extreme poor category. It aims to improve the economy and release them from the extreme poverty line.

This was conveyed by Ganjar after the Joint Coordination Meeting on Poverty Management with Wonogiri, Sragen and Klaten (WonoSraTen) Regency Governments at Mlokomanis Wetan Village Hall, Ngadirojo District, Wonogiri Regency, Thursday 26 January.

"We ask the Manpower Office to look for it per district, how much does it take (workforce), we lobby to entrust the poor family, one of which is taken to work so that they canpen for their family," said Ganjar during the briefing.

Ganjar encouraged the village heads, sub-district heads and regents to communicate this to their citizens in the village. If the company is ready to help and needs skilled workers or sold laboratories, Ganjar is ready to assist in facilitating his training.

"But don't be tempted, you know, while I'm unemployed, don't. This is the context of reducing extreme poverty," joked Ganjar.

Ganjar emphasized that this effort is only one of many ways to overcome extreme poverty. Moreover, some companies recorded by the Central Java Province Manpower and Transmigration Office are ready to collaborate.

"Well, in that way, the hope is that they will be able to get an increase in income. So with enough income they will be able to help their families, this is one of them," he explained.

Ganjar expressed his appreciation to the village heads and sub-district heads who were present to provide a positive response. They are also ready to verify and validate data in the next week.

"So (the results of verification and validation) we make this a guide for the database to be able to intervene," he said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Regent of Wonogiri, Setyo Sukarno said, currently the percentage of poverty in his area is around 11.55 percent and is in 19th place from regencies/cities throughout Central Java.

"Then Wonogiri ranks 5 above Klaten and Sragen for the former Surakarta residential area," Setyo said in his remarks.

On that occasion, apart from Setyo Sukarno, there was also the Deputy Regent of Klaten Yoga Hardaya and the Deputy Regent of Sragen Suroto. Ganjar also invited the village head and sub-district head in the WonoSraTen area.

At the event, Ganjar provided assistance symbolically handed over to the recipient representatives. Among other things, assistance for the construction of Islamic boarding schools worth Rp. 20 million; free electricity connection assistance for 1,457 families; assistance for 16 units of biogas diggesters; KJS assistance; RTLH assistance; scholarship assistance; MSME assistance to working capital assistance.