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KALSEL BABUSSALAM BERGERAK UNTUK BANUA MAJU

“Saya lebih suka turun ke bawah untuk menyelesaikan “I prefer to go directly to the field to address issues because
persoalan, karena masalah itu ada di lapangan dan untuk problems exist on the ground, and to resolve them, we must
menyelesaikannya kita harus turun langsung,” jelasnya. be directly involved,” he explained.

Buah dari Turdes dapat dirasakan masyarakat Provinsi The results of the Turdes program are still felt by the people
Kalimantan hingga saat ini. Dimana pada periode pertamanya of South Kalimantan today. During his first term, Paman Birin
Paman Birin sukses membangun sembilan sekolah tingkat successfully established nine new senior high/vocational
SMA/SMK baru di wilayah terpencil Kalimantan Selatan. schools in remote areas of South Kalimantan.

Berkat Turdes pula kualitas konektivitas dan aksesibilitas Due to the Turdes, the quality of connectivity and accessibility
antarwilayah di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan meningkat. between regions in South Kalimantan Province has also
Sejumlah jalan dan jembatan berhasil diperbaiki dan dibangun improved. A number of roads and bridges were successfully
selama lima tahun kepemimpinan Paman Birin. repaired and built during Paman Birin’s five years of
leadership.

Hal tersebut memberikan dampak terhadap meningkatnya This led to an increase in the well-being of the community.
kesejahteraan masyarakat. Dengan kata lain, melalui Turdes, In other words, through Turdes, Paman Birin successfully
34 Paman Birin sukses mewujudkan pemerataan pembangunan achieved equitable development and alleviated poverty in
dan mengentaskan kemiskinan di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. South Kalimantan Province.

Bahkan disaat pandemi Covid-19 melanda, Paman Birin sukses Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paman Birin successfully
menekan angka kemiskinan Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan ke reduced the poverty rate in South Kalimantan to 4.83%. This
angka 4,83%. Angka tersebut jauh di bawah rata-rata nasional figure is significantly lower than the national average of 9.41%.
sebesar 9,41%. Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan juga tercatat South Kalimantan was also recorded as having the lowest
sebagai wilayah dengan tingkat kemiskinan terendah se- poverty rate in Kalimantan and the third lowest in Indonesia
Kalimantan dan ketiga terendah se-Indonesia pada tahun 2020. in 2020.

Hal lain yang menjadi fokus utama Paman Birin dalam Another key focus of Paman Birin during his first term as
periode pertamanya memimpin Provinsi Kalimantan Governor of South Kalimantan was the welfare of farmers,
Selatan adalah kesejahteraan petani, peternak, nelayan dan livestock breeders, fishermen, and plantation workers. He
pekebun. Menurutnya, para petani, peternak, nelayan dan believed that these groups are the foundation of the regional
pekebun adalah fondasi struktur ekonomi daerah, yang wajib economic structure and that their welfare and quality of life
ditingkatkan kesejahteraannya dan dijamin kualitas hidupnya. must be improved and assured.

Alhasil, berbagai kebijakan Paman Birin dalam upayanya As a result, Paman Birin’s various policies aimed at improving
menyejahterakan para petani, peternak, nelayan dan pekebun the welfare of farmers, livestock breeders, fishermen, and
berhasil meningkatkan Nilai Tukar Usaha Pertanian (NTUP) plantation workers successfully increased the Agricultural
Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan hingga di atas 100% pada akhir Business Value (NTUP) in South Kalimantan Province to over
tahun 2020. 100% by the end of 2020.