Jakarta Provincial Government will allocate more subsidies in various fields to overcome the poverty. A business opportunity for the poor will also be opened in 2017.

The poor people must be regarded as the subject of an empowered, productive

Jakarta Vice Governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat disclosed, to reduce poverty is not only to provide direct assistance to the needy

"The poor people must be regarded as the subject of an empowered, productive. Thus, given the opportunity for them to develop the potential and capabilities to the fullest in the form of business," he disclosed, after Rakerda Coordination Team Poverty Level Jakarta, Thursday (8/11).

As for the subsidy program, according to him, is only to stimulate and help lighten the economic burden of the poor.

"From a child born in immunization then BPJS Kesehatan, transportation subsidy, housing subsidy and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. And subsidy is for capital, RPTRA development, giving their location for business. The poverty rate should fall next year through such programs," he uttered.