Overcoming Extreme Poverty, Ganjar Pranowo Makes Priority In This Regency

Ganjar Pranowo gave a statement to the press after the Coordination Meeting. (IST)

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo accelerated extreme poverty reduction in 17 priority districts. After verifying and validating data at the beginning of the year, Ganjar asked to immediately carry out the planned intervention.

This was conveyed by Ganjar Pranowo after chairing the Extreme Poverty Handling Coordination Meeting in 17 priority districts in Central Java, at the Gradhika Bhakti Praja Building, Monday, March 27. In addition to RTLH, water, latrines to electricity, dropping schools and unemployment are factors that cause extreme poverty in Central Java.

"Starting to execute several programs for extreme poverty intervention, for example, regarding uninhabitable houses, latrines, clean water, now this is being chased by children who are not in school," said Ganjar.

This issue arose in a number of areas, Ganjar said that among other things, it was known why it was due to remote school access. In addition, because of the mindset of residents who prefer to work rather than go to school.

Apart from that, Ganjar Pranowo asked a number of priority districts to immediately complete data verification and validation. Especially Purbalingga and Pemalang which have not yet reached one hundred percent.

"I ask for verification quickly, this week it is finished and those that have been recorded will be resolved immediately, done," he said.

As for intervention steps, said Ganjar, those who have been included in the APBN and APBD plan will be executed immediately. Meanwhile, data outside the source, said Ganjar, can optimize other sources such as Baznas and CSR.

"So I ask my friends to concentrate on extreme poverty, so that we can handle it quickly and thank you friends from the district for working quite quickly," he said.

For information, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo issued SK Gub No. 465/13 of 2023 concerning the task force for eliminating extreme poverty in Central Java Province. This task force is tasked with overcoming extreme poverty in Central Java.

The 17 regencies include Banjarnegara, Banyumas, Blora, Brebes, Cilacap, Demak, Grobogan, Kebumen, Klaten, Magelang, Pemalang, Purbalingga, Purworejo, Rembang, Sragen, Wonogiri, and Wonosobo.