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Indonesian government pledges to eradicate extreme poverty

The Indonesian Government aims to eradicate extreme poverty by 2024 with a mix of additional spending on social assistance and spurring corporate social responsibility (CSR) outside Jakarta.
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Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian Government aims to eradicate extreme poverty by 2024 with a mix ofadditional spending on social assistance and spurring corporate socialresponsibility (CSR) outside Jakarta.

The percentage of Indonesians living in extreme poverty, those living onless than 1.90 USD at purchasing power parity a day, is estimated at 4percent, according to the National Team for Accelerated Poverty Reduction(TNP2K), quoting Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

This year, the government aims to reduce the rate to 3.8 percent, focusing on 35 cities and regencies in WestJava, Central Java, East Java, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, West Papua andPapua. Some one-fifth of the population in these cities and regencies are currentlyliving in extreme poverty, according to TNP2K.

BPS figures show that as of March 2021, the economic downturn caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic had pushed 1.12 million Indonesians into poverty. Povertyrate rose again to 10.14 percent, destroying the achievement after threeyears of efforts of the country.

To further achieve the set targets, the Government of Indonesiawill continue to promote poverty reduction in 100 districts and cities acrossthe country, with the determination to bring the extreme poverty rate down to3- 3.5 percent in 2022, and 2.5-3 percent in 2023.

This year, the Indonesian government has allocated 440,690billion rupiah to a variety of programmes aimed at improving the lives of thepoor./.
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