Held People's Economy Program, Surabaya City Government Improves Data For Low-Income Communities

Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi. (Photo: Doc. Antara/Diskominfo Surabaya)

JAKARTA - Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi asked his staff in the Surabaya City Government, East Java to implement standard operating procedures (SOP) regarding checking and collecting data on low-income people (MBR). community activities (PPKM) level 1. "Gotong royong from all parties has gone well," he said, quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 27. Moreover, he continued, the people's economy carried out by the Surabaya City Government so far has been strengthened by regulations from the central government. , that 40 percent of the APBD must be done by MSMEs. According to him, this populist economic movement must be felt by MBR. For this reason, he also asked his staff to check and repair the Surabaya MBR data. In fact, he also asked to make an SOP on checking and collecting MBR data. "If MBR data is clear, then it can be mapped and broken up for intervention," he said.

Chairman of the Surabaya City DPRD Adi Sutarwijono previously stated that the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city of Surabaya must be strengthened through the March Intensive Program program. "He said. According to him, his party appreciated the efforts to accelerate economic growth in Surabaya by the Surabaya City Government during PPKM Level 1. The city is not ready yet. Only in 2022 will this joint commitment be implemented," he said. With this labor-intensive program, it is hoped that it can absorb the workforce of Surabaya residents, especially MBR residents, thereby reducing unemployment and growing people's purchasing power, said Adi Sutarwijono.