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Indonesian shares Poverty Figures 5 Percent

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The decline in poverty in Indonesia continued attempted by the government. Ways that are being intensively conducted in the implementation of the National Community Empowerment Program, or PNPM Mandiri. PNPM Mandiri is a continuation of the previous program called District Development Program that began in 1998. PNPM Mandiri had just appeared in 2007.

This was conveyed by the PNPM Support Facility I Citra Lestari, after a news conference at the Office Menkokesra, Monday (8/3/2010). This press conference was also attended by the Director of the Sustainable Livelihood Project Adiya Khashtsetseg, envoy World Bank China and Mongolia Andrew Woodland, and the Deputy Ministry of Poverty Eradication Division Sujana Royat.

The poverty rate was successfully achieved the target of 13 percent this year. In previous years, the poverty rate figures touched 14 percent. The decline in poverty shows that the PNPM Mandiri has been successfully helping people to lower middle class increase stratanya. "With the PNPM Mandiri continues, the poverty rate in 2013 could be up to 5 percent," said Sujana Royat.