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Mayor Reduces Poverty Through Blusukan

At every event blusukan villages that have been done so far, according to the Mayor of Malang, H. Moch. Anton, almost all the problems encountered are the same. Such as the need for decent housing, the need for clean water, health services, and cash assistance for the poor from the government.

Malang Mayor, H. Moch. Anton symbolically provided school equipment assistance to students, Sunday (30/11)
Malang Mayor, H. Moch. Anton symbolically provided school equipment assistance to students, Sunday (30/11)

"Several fundamental issues must be resolved immediately. The implementation of this problem solving is eagerly awaited by the people," said the man who is familiarly called Abah Anton after the event. blusukan village in the Sukoharjo sub-district area, Sunday (30/11).

In the future, the related SKPD (Regional Work Unit) will resolve these issues as soon as possible. "I hope that in 2015 all these issues can be reduced as small as possible and there will be no more poor people, added the ITN Malang alumni.

According to Abah Anton, the high poverty rate in Malang City which reached 5,2 percent, at least during his leadership for about a year has decreased. "Now the poverty rate is estimated at five percent, and has decreased by 0,2 percent. In 2018 it is expected to be zero percent," he explained.

"To realize that, the people and the government must synergize. I have ordered the ranks of SKPD to work, work and work. This is also in accordance with the program initiated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. If so, I am optimistic that Malang City will be more advanced, developed, and its people will be prosperous," explained Abah Anton.

Like the event blusukan Previously, the Malang City Government at the end of the event provided assistance to residents in need. Such as the Population and Civil Registration Service (Dispendukcapil) which provided free certificate making assistance and also the Malang City Education Service which provided school equipment assistance.

Banking circles as supporters of the event also provide business capital assistance and the Eng An Kiong Foundation distributes basic food assistance (nine basic foodstuffs, ed). The hope is that this assistance program can help people who really need it. (say/yon)

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