00:00If we look at the majority of low-income groups,
00:09apart from the financial assistance provided,
00:13the better solution is the economic activity
00:17that can generate continuous income.
00:22If we look at several countries,
00:26when there is a discussion with the government,
00:32if we look at India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka,
00:36history has shown that most of the poorer ones
00:40actually prefer jobs than cash.
00:44So this is actually our challenge
00:47is to design the government's intervention
00:51to eradicate poverty.
00:52How can the programs that we produce
00:56be able to build empowerment for the recipients?
01:00And these are also some of the teachings
01:03that we have seen from several programs
01:06that the government has implemented before this.
01:09Assistance by providing cash or
01:13basic necessities for the poorest groups
01:18are usually unsuccessful.
01:22Not because cash is not enough,
01:24not because the equipment provided is not good,
01:28but for them to produce a successful business,
01:35it requires more knowledge,
01:39more training,
01:41more experience,
01:43which is usually at their level,
01:46if they are forced to face their own business risks,
01:52it usually limits their ability to compete.
01:56Finally, according to the government's report,
02:00several hundred million have been given,
02:03but below, after three or four years,
02:06those who receive assistance
02:08are still unable to get out of poverty.
02:13Therefore, the theme of empowerment
02:16is something that we want to ensure
02:19in every program design,
02:22to take into account the need to ensure
02:26that the program is able to survive on its own.
02:30And finally, our last theme
02:33is certainly related to the efforts and achievements
02:37that can be continued,
02:40both in terms of empowerment for empowerment,
02:43as well as in terms of the need for empowerment
02:46to ensure that it continues.
02:50Respected Dato' Sri,
02:51respected colleagues,
02:54dealing with the issue of poverty in a situation
02:57where we also face various challenges
03:01and mega trends,
03:03demand a holistic approach
03:06with various objectives and goals.
03:09And one of the mega trends
03:11that we will highlight to the parliament
03:14and other countries after this
03:16is the phenomenon of the aging country.
03:21We need to accept the fact
03:23that our country and society
03:25are now going through that process
03:28and we will go through the aging process
03:31in a situation where our economic achievements
03:34are not equal to the advanced countries
03:37that have gone through it earlier,
03:39such as Japan or European countries.
03:42So this aging country process
03:45will certainly bring another dimension
03:49that will complicate our efforts
03:51to eradicate poverty.
03:53Because there are families
03:56who, while working,
03:59they are not considered poor,
04:01but after retirement
04:03and with a longer life expectancy
04:05up to 80-90 years,
04:07it means they have 30 years
04:10to continue living
04:12with limited financial resources
04:15and also costs,
04:16especially higher medical expenses.
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