Poverty Alleviation Should Be Based on Condition in Each Region

Based on data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the number of poor people in Indonesia reached 27.55 million people as of September, 2020, or 10.19 percent of the total population.

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Crowded area in Muara Angke, Penjaringan, Jakarta, on Saturday (3/2). Based on Central Statistics Agency data, from the total 26.58 million poor people in Indonesia, about 10.27 million lived in urban areas.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Covid-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for Indonesia to achieve quality economic growth , given the sharp increase in the number of poor people in regions with a high number of Covid-19 cases.

Meanwhile in eastern Indonesia, poverty also remains high. The problem should be resolved according to the condition of each region.