Governor wins family planing award

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Governor Harun Al Rasyid of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has been chosen as a recipient of Manggala Karya Kencana award for his success in promoting family planning in the province.

"The award will be conferred by Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Yusuf Kalla on Jan. 29 in Jakarta," NTB public relations head Ma'sum was quoted by Antara as saying on Saturday.

The Manggala Karya Kencana is the highest award in the family planning program.

Harun was chosen for his success in reducing population growth in the province from 2.5 percent to 1.6 percent annually.

Governor Harun has also started targeting men in the family planning drive.

At present, only 1 percent of family planning participants in NTB are men. --Antara