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village-fund

Business 5 years ago

Govt targets village funds program to speed up aid to 8 million poor families

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar said on Tuesday that 73 percent of the total 74,953 villages in the country had channeled some Rp 3.48 trillion (US$242 million) in cash assistance to around 5.8 million families so far.

Business 5 years ago

Govt disburses $202 million for 5 million poor families via village funds program

In total, some 63,000 villages of the nearly 75,000 villages in Indonesia have received village funds.

National 6 years ago

Indonesia plans village squads to prevent spread of coronavirus

Indonesia plans to mobilize volunteers to fight the spread of coronavirus in coastal villages and the vast hinterlands of the archipelago with part of a $4.4 billion rural budget to be used to fund the initiative.

National 6 years ago

Village head allegedly sets fire to own office to avoid audit

The village head of Neglasari in Jatiwaras district of Tasikmalaya, West Java, has been arrested after allegedly setting fire to the Neglasari village administration building in an attempt to avoid a financial audit.

Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Combating fires: Time to listen to people

Increasing awareness of mitigation efforts and channeling the issue through the people’s lens are not the only things that must be done. Since the danger is real, providing better risk mitigation efforts is necessary.

Interview 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Villages key to Indonesia’s economic growth: Minister

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Eko Putro Sandjojo spoke with The Jakarta Post about the government's experience in empowering villages.

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Village head polls leave room for improvement in electoral governance

Following the generally successful conclusion to the unprecedented 2019 elections, this month's village head elections in East Java's Tulungagung regency indicates much work ahead in electoral governance at all administrative levels.

Business 8 years ago

Government cancels plans to double village fund in 2018

The government has canceled next year's plan to double the budgetary allocation for the village fund program from Rp 60 trillion to Rp 120 trillion (US$8.4 billion), a Finance Ministry official has said on Tuesday in Bogor, West Java.