Jakarta, July 29 -- Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Mendes PDT) Yandri Susanto has urged village officials across the country to make a united push to ensure the success of government programs.

"This unity must be maintained because when the village head succeeds, the village thrives," Minister Yandri said at the inauguration of the Bogor district chapter of the Indonesian Village Officials Association (PPDI), as per a statement released in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The event was held at the Bogor District Secretariat Auditorium in West Java on Monday.

"And remember, if we succeed in developing villages, we are also succeeding in developing Indonesia, as 71 percent of Indonesia's population liv...