Yusra expected that all TPP at each level collaborates with the local and village government to maximize performance and achievements, both in the context of village development and empowerment.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Village Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration has asked village communities to continue to increase their capabilities and capacities in a bid to build and empower village communities.

In a written statement received here on Saturday, Head of the Development Center for Village Empowerment, Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration Yusra said the companions or escorts must remain cohesive to form a Super Team.

"The success of village assistance requires a Super Team that works united, solidly, and professionally," he remarked during a visit to Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, for the cooperation framework in the development and empowerment of village communities.

Yusra said one of the indicators that should be realized is the existence of various village community cadres in the social, economic, cultural, religious and environmental fields.

On that occasion, he also thanked the Provincial Professional Assistance Team (TPP) and the Village Local Companion (PLD), as well as related stakeholders, for the achievement of distribution and utilization of village funds.

He said the distribution of funds in South Kalimantan Province, as of September 10, 2021, reached 67.78 percent or some Rp1 trillion of the Rp1.5 trillion budget cap for 1,864 villages in 11 districts.

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Meanwhile, he added, village funds in the form of cash aid (BLT) for beneficiary families has been distributed.

The cash amounted to Rp312 billion and he hoped 8 percent of village funds used for handling COVID-19 would be used properly.

Yusra said he expected that all TPP at each level collaborates with the local and village governments to maximize performance and achievements, both in the context of village development and empowerment.

"The village companions also need to encourage the existence of village cadres and communities, with a measured performance output, to assist villages to be independent, advanced, and prosperous," he added.

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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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