Tangerang, Banten, June 16 -- Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Yandri Susanto, has asked rural youth to actively support development in their villages.

"We will take concrete steps at the village level to invite youngsters to play an active role in village development," he said after opening a meeting on the Pioneer Youth Ready to Develop Villages program in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday.

According to the minister, Indonesian youth have an important and strategic role in implementing President Prabowo Subianto's Asta Cita missions.

He said the Pioneer Youth Ready to Develop Villages program, which his ministry is carrying out in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is expected to help rural ...