#poor population

Collection of poor population news, found 28 news.

Number of poor down by 3.06 mln in last decade: BPS

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported that the number of people categorized as poor in Indonesia has declined by ...

President seeking farmer corporation program to improve prosperity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for a farmer corporation program to empower and improve the prosperity of ...

Each village holds data on extremely poor residents: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, stated that each village in Indonesia ...

Governor preparing microtargeting strategy to tackle poverty, stunting

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo affirmed that his side is preparing a microtargeting strategy to overcome various ...

District head edifies PNLG delegates about Ketapang urban aquaculture

District Head of Tangerang Ahmed Zaki Iskandar shed light on the condition of Mauk Sub-district while addressing ...

Government has spent Rp450 trillion on poverty elimination so far

The Indonesian government has so far disbursed Rp450 trillion, or around US$28.9 billion, to fund poverty alleviation ...

Baswedan commends president's choice for Jakarta acting governor

Anies Baswedan, whose tenure as Jakarta governor recently concluded, lauded President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) ...

Jakarta integrates data to accelerate reduction in poor population

The Jakarta provincial government integrates the central and regional government's data, so that policies can be ...

Indonesia eyes reducing poverty rate to 7.5 percent in 2023

The Indonesian Government targets to reduce the poverty rate to 7.5 percent, from 8.5 percent in 2023 by increasing ...

VP chairs meeting to reduce extreme poverty in East Java

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin chaired a coordination meeting with the East Java regional government to discuss efforts ...

VP chairs meeting to address extreme poverty in West Java

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin chaired a working meeting to address extreme poverty in the five districts of Cianjur, ...

Bappenas urges collective effort to realize SDG16

The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has urged collective ...

Fall in contraceptive use likely to raise birth rate: BKKBN

A rise in the number of mothers going off contraceptives is expected to raise the birth rate by 10 percent, or 500 ...

Government should continue COVID-19 relief programs in Gorontalo

The Gorontalo Utara District's Legislative Body has requested the government to continue its COVID-19 relief ...

Number of poor in Indonesia swells to 26.42 million amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the number of poor in Indonesia, with the figure reaching 26.42 million in ...