Amin stated here on Wednesday that essentially, every government is the holder of the baton of the previous government. Hence, good programs should be continued.
The vice president made the statement while delivering a lecture to participants of the education program of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) at the Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta,
He affirmed that the government would continue to pay special attention to development in Papua by accelerating development and expanding access to basic services to the local community.
"Currently, the government has also formed a steering committee for Papua as part of the efforts to accelerate development in Papua. This committee will coordinate development programs in accordance with the Papua Development Acceleration Master Plan," he remarked.
The vice president emphasized that development in Papua is carried out by involving indigenous Papuans and is focused on education, health, and economic empowerment of local communities, as well as security to provide real benefits for the indigenous people.
"These programs are expected to reduce inequality between regions in Indonesia and increase national economic growth," he remarked.
On that occasion, he underlined that in the past five years, the government reduced the extreme poverty rate from 2.7 percent in 2019 to 0.83 percent as of March 2024.
In addition, he highlighted that the government had also been able to reduce stunting prevalence.
In 2019, stunting prevalence in the country stood at 27.7 percent. Meanwhile, in 2023, the figure had declined to 21.5 percent.
"This figure will continue to be reduced with inclusive programs from the government to mitigate and reduce the rate of stunted baby births in Indonesia. We hope it can be close to 14 percent this year," he remarked.
Amin emphasized that the handling of extreme poverty and stunting prevalence reduction will have a direct impact on the improvement in the quality of Indonesia's human resources.
"Quality human resources will bring innovations and boost productivity so that they can bolster the nation's competitiveness and become a driving force for national economic growth," he stated.
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Translator: Benardy Ferdiansyah, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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