Government To Bring Modernity To 5,000 Backward Villages

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The government said it will bring modernity to 5000 backward villages  and will develop 2,000 self supporting villages  until 2019.

"The government will integrated overall village development movements to achieve the target," Coordinating Minister for Human and Cultural Development Puan Maharani said here on Tuesday.

Puan said the overall village development movement is a program to develop to develop villages and optimize participation of the people

She said the success of the  program is gauged by the progress made in  meeting the basic necessities, development of basic infrastructure, public services  and public administration.

Rural development has to be the priority in the national development program in line with the government priority program, she said. (WDY)