"I am convinced that through collaboration among all elements of the nation, we can empower villages and bring them to advancement despite limited budgets," he said in Jakarta on Friday.
Patria highlighted that his ministry has been working to forge collaboration with various stakeholders, including ministries and other state institutions, academicians, business actors, communities, and news outlets, to guide villages in achieving progress.
The former deputy governor of Jakarta argued that mobilizing and aligning resources across sectors is essential for Indonesia to realize effective and economically beneficial rural development initiatives.
He made the remarks in connection with President Prabowo Subianto's decision to reduce the 2025 state and regional budgets by Rp306.69 trillion (around US$18 billion).
The move will require ministries and state agencies to slash budgets by Rp256.1 trillion (US$15.7 billion).
During a hearing session with Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR) and several ministries in Jakarta on Thursday, it was announced that the budget of the PDT Ministry has been cut by Rp1.03 trillion (around US$59million) due to the efficiency policy.
Speaker of the parliamentary commission, Lasarus, noted that after the reduction, the final budget for the ministry this year will be Rp1.1 trillion (US$68 million).
However, PDT Minister Yandri Susanto, who participated in the meeting, did not specify which items or programs would be affected by the budget cut.
In this regard, Lasarus underlined that Commission V and the PDT Ministry will convene next week to discuss the details, as Thursday's hearing was attended by multiple state institutions.
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Editor: Azis Kurmala
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