Selasa 09 Jan 2024 22:04 WIB

West Sumatra Targets Zero Percent Extreme Poverty in 2024

The rate of extreme poverty in West Sumatra fell to 23,253 by March 2023.

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Residents are active in the settlement of Kolong down the road (illustration).
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Residents are active in the settlement of Kolong down the road (illustration).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PADANG -- The provincial government of West Sumatra (Sumbar) is targeting zero percent of the extreme poverty rate by 2024 through various policy efforts or interventions. “By 2024, the Sumbar Provincial Government is targeting the extreme poverty rate in the Sumbar region to be zero percent,” Sumbar Provincial Governor Mahyeldi said in Padang on Tuesday (9/1/2024).

In general, the governor continued, rates of extreme poverty have decreased. According to data from the Central Statistical Agency (BPS) as of March 2023, extreme poverty in Sumbar fell from 0.77 percent (43,671 inhabitants) to 0.41 percent (23,253 inhabitants).

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“This decrease rate is the third highest in Sumatra along with Jambi Province. Nationally Sumbar is one of 20 provinces whose extreme poverty has decreased,” he said.

Regarding the income gap, the governor said the inequality between the lower middle economy and the upwardly mobile economy is not very significant. This can be seen based on the percentage of the gini ratio of 0.280 percent.