Kepala OPD Diminta Fokus Turunkan Angka Kemiskinan

JAYAPURA - Pelaksana Harian (Plh) Sekda Papua Derek Hegemur menginstruksikan seluruh Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) di lingkungan Pemerintah Provinsi, agar ikut fokus menurunkan angka kemiskinan di Bumi Cenderawasih, lewat program kerjanya.

Hal itu dikatakan Sekda Derek di Jayapura, Selasa.

"Kami minta kepada para Kepala OPD agar lebih fokus menurunkan angka kemiskinan di Bumi Cenderawasih, guna mendukung tercapainya kualitas hidup yang sejahtera bagi masyarakat di Papua," terang Derek.

Sementara dengan tersisa sembilan kabupaten dan kota, pasca pembentukan daerah otonom baru, Derek menyebut semestinya upaya menurunkan angka kemiskinan di Papua bakal semakin mudah. 

"Kalau dulu mengurus 29 kabupaten dan 1 kota, sekarang OPD ini lebih sedikit yang diurus. Sehingga kalau fokus saya kira penanganan bisa lebih tepat sasaran. Dan itu yang diharapkan dalam mengembangkan DOB," kata ia.

Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Papua sebelumnya merilis jumlah persentase penduduk miskin pada Maret 2023 sebesar 26,03 persen atau menurun 0,77 persen poin terhadap September 2022, serta 0,58 persen poin terhadap Maret 2022.

Kendati demikian, Statistisi Ahli Madya Fungsi Statistik Sosial BPS Papua Sugiyanto mengatakan persentase penduduk miskin perkotaan pada Maret 2023 mencapai 5,68 persen, atau naik 0,39 persen poin dibandingkan September 2022. 

Diketahui, pada Maret 2023, secara rata-rata rumah tangga miskin di Provinsi Papua memiliki 4,98 orang anggota rumah tangga. 

Dengan demikian, besarnya garis kemiskinan per rumah tangga miskin secara rata-rata adalah sebesar Rp3.418.616, per rumah tangga miskin, per bulan. ***

JAYAPURA - The Daily Executive of Papua Regional Secretary Derek Hegemur instructed all Regional Apparatus Organizations within the Provincial Government, to focus on reducing poverty in Papua through a work program.

This was said by Secretary Derek in Jayapura, Tuesday, when giving a statement to reporters.

"We ask the Head of the Regional Apparatus Organization to focus more on reducing poverty in Papua to support the achievement of a good quality of life for the people in Papua," explained Derek.

While with the remaining districts and cities, after the formation of a new autonomous region, Derek said that efforts to reduce poverty in Papua should be easier.

"In the past, we used to take care of 29 districts and 1 city, now there are fewer Regional Apparatus Organizations are taken care of. So, I think the handling can be more targeted. And that's what is expected in developing new autonomous regions," he said.

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Papua Province previously released the percentage of poor people in March 2023 at 26.03 percent, a decrease of 0.77 percentage points against September 2022, and 0.58 percentage points against March 2022.

However, Associate Expert Statistician of the Social Statistics Function of Papua Central Bureau of Statistics Sugiyanto said the percentage of urban poor in March 2023 reached 5.68 percent or an increase of 0.39 percentage points compared to September 2022.

In March 2023, on average, poor households in Papua Province had 4.98 household members.

Thus, the poverty line per poor household on average is Rp3,418,616, per poor household, per month. ***