Waka MPR encourages the active role of the country's children in the development process

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly Lestari Moerdijat (Rerie) encouraged the active role of each child’s child to fill independence through the developmental process in various fields. It is to realize the well -being of the more fair community. “The momentum of commemoration of Independence Day should be used to strengthen our steps together to realize wealth for every child of the nation,” Rerie said in his statement, Saturday (6/8/2025). Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show that the Poverty of Indonesia from March 2025 is still 8.47%, or about 23.85 million people. Browse to continue the content, although there is a decline compared to the previous year, attempts to lower poverty next year are still quite challenging, as the government targets poverty of 6.5% in 2026. According to Lestari, the welfare level is not only measured by income, but also access to basic services for the community. The results of the Indonesian nutritional status (SSGI) in 2024 noted that the incidence of Indonesia’s stunting was still 19.8%. Meanwhile, the record of the Ministry of Elementary and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) in 2025 is estimated to be 3.9 million children who have not yet been reached by education services. Rerie said based on a number of these notes, the challenge of realizing the well -being of every child of the nation needs joint movement to answer it. “The Independence Day we commemorate each year must be a momentum to confirm the direction of the development policy agreed,” he said. The member of the House of Representatives Commission X of the Central -Java District II argued that welfare could only be achieved if there was equal distribution of access to education, health and employment for every child of the country. Therefore, the member of the Nasdem Party High Council emphasized that it is time for each child to play an active role according to the capacity owned in each development process, for the sake of the joint ideals of realizing a fair and prosperous society in the beloved Fatherland. (Anl/Ega)