SAWAHLUNTO - The Mayor of Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Deri Asta asked the government to continue to prioritize poverty reduction programs even though last year it managed to become the area with the lowest poverty rate in Indonesia.
"Alhamdulillah, based on the BPS survey in 2021, Sawahlunto's poverty rate was recorded as the lowest in Indonesia. But we need to remember together, the work to reduce poverty is not finished or stopped with this achievement, our work is still continuing," said the mayor. Deri Asta during a Coordination Meeting (Rakor) with the leading government, in Meer Von Kandi, Antara, Wednesday, April 20.
For that, he reminded the Village, Kelurahan, Dusun to RT/RW governments to evaluate and improve various integrated programs to reduce the poor population in the city.
"Of the various poverty reduction programs, there are several that we need to evaluate. One of them is a sewing training program accompanied by sewing machine assistance. together with the leading government, will immediately follow up on this," he said.
For performance or achievements that have not been maximized, the Mayor invites all parties to maintain enthusiasm and cohesiveness so that they can continue to move together to build a better Sawahlunto.
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