KDM Urges LPM to Participate in Accelerating Village and Sub-District Development in West Java

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi attended the Inauguration and Swearing-in of the Central Executive Board of the Community Empowerment Institution (LPM) of the Republic of Indonesia at Gedung Merdeka in Bandung on Friday. Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung was elected as Chairman of the Central Executive Board of LPM RI for the 2025-2030 period.

“I hope the LPM will become a driving force and a working partner for the West Java Provincial Government in accelerating development from villages and sub-districts, such as river dredging, road paving, building houses for the poor, and installing electricity networks,” he said. The LPM can also participate in accelerating the distribution of funding from the province to villages. The LPM is also expected to safeguard environmentally based village development.

Furthermore, KDM, as Dedi Mulyadi is familiarly known, also hopes the LPM can improve village economies so that there are no more cases of human trafficking due to the lure of high salaries in cities or even abroad. “I must apologise. There are 12 residents of West Java working in an entertainment venue in Maumere. The wages are not as promised, and there has been abuse and harassment. I am currently trying to repatriate them, and the owner of the entertainment venue is undergoing criminal proceedings. We will continue to provide assistance,” KDM explained.

KDM also urged the people of West Java to reduce the habit of playing online gambling. He deeply regretted the fact that the turnover of online gambling money in West Java reached IDR 2.5 trillion. The same concern applies to the large value of online loans. Another message from KDM concerned the circulation of tramadol, which has reached village stalls. “The entire population must create a structured movement from the central to the regional level to fight back. This is not just a crime but a global problem that can cripple the future of the nation’s children and the next generation,” he said.

Chairman of the Central Executive Board of LPM RI, Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung, stated his commitment to making the LPM a strategic partner for the government in accelerating village development through an approach that directly involves the community. According to him, Indonesia’s progress must start with accelerating village development using a strategy that is no longer entirely top-down, but rather prioritises a bottom-up approach through community participation.