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        "id": 1571693,
        "msgid": "regent-of-north-nias-prostrates-himself-pleading-tired-of-regions-in-the-3t-category-being-ignored-by-the-1772082120",
        "date": "2026-02-26 08:03:43",
        "title": "Regent of North Nias Prostrates Himself, Pleading: Tired of Regions in the 3T Category Being Ignored by the Centre",
        "author": "Dani Prabowo",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Regent of North Nias, Amizaro Waruwu, expressed his frustration during a meeting on accelerating development in underdeveloped regions, stating that his region and other 29 regions in the 3T (Underdeveloped, Frontier, and Outermost) category have been largely overlooked by government programs. He pleaded for greater attention and inclusion in future initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Villages and Underdeveloped\nRegions held a Coordination Meeting to Accelerate Development in\nUnderdeveloped Regions on Wednesday (25\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Minister of Villages and Underdeveloped\nRegions, Yandri Susanto, Deputy Minister of Villages and Underdeveloped\nRegions, Ahmad Riza Patria, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Akhmad\nWiyagus, Governor of North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution, and officials from\nother ministries\/agencies.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, regional heads whose areas fall into the 3T\n(Underdeveloped, Frontier, and Outermost) category also attended the\nforum.<\/p>\n<p>The Director General of Acceleration of Underdeveloped Regions\nDevelopment at the Ministry of Villages and Underdeveloped Regions,\nSamsul Widodo, in his speech, revealed that as many as 30 regencies in\nIndonesia are still in the underdeveloped category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still 30 underdeveloped regencies. So, these 30\nunderdeveloped regencies are spread across several provinces,\u201d said\nSamsul.<\/p>\n<p>The rest are located in several provinces in Papua, including West\nPapua, Southwest Papua, Papua, South Papua, Papua Mountains, and Central\nPapua.<\/p>\n<p>Samsul said that the underdeveloped status refers to the 2025\u20132029\nNational Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and is calculated based on\nthe Human Development Index (HDI).<\/p>\n<p>The assessment includes dimensions of health, education, decent\nliving standards, the percentage of poor people, and the Village\nIndex.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the Village Index consists of six dimensions,\nnamely basic services, social, economic, environmental, accessibility,\nand village governance.<\/p>\n<p>After Samsul, the Regent of North Nias, Amizaro Waruwu, gave a\nspeech. He poured out his heart about his region and a general picture\nof the other 29 regions.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, he also said that he was appointed as the\ncoordinator of underdeveloped regions, as announced by the Ministry of\nVillages and Underdeveloped Regions.<\/p>\n<p>Amizaro said that his region, along with 29 other regencies in the 3T\n(Underdeveloped, Frontier, and Outermost) category, has received little\nattention in the programs of related ministries\/agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask that in the future, we receive a recommendation, so that the\nMinistry\/Agency provides space in the position of programs for these 3T\n(Underdeveloped, Frontier, and Outermost) regions,\u201d said Amizaro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier, we spoke briefly with fellow regional heads, we have been\naround, but in reality, I apologize, Ministry\/Agency, I speak frankly,\nthere is almost no value for our 3T regions in your programs. Is that\nright, friends?\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/regent-of-north-nias-prostrates-himself-pleading-tired-of-regions-in-the-3t-category-being-ignored-by-the-1772082120",
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