President sets 45 programs for first 100 days

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has set 45 programs to be implemented by his cabinet in the first 100 days in office including 15 priority programs.

"The first 100 days are an important period of time and therefore after planning, formulating and listening to recommendations I today determined the programs so that important activities could be done in the period to make the programs for the next five years could be done well and be better than before later in the next five years," he said after presiding over a cabinet meeting at his office on Thursday.

The head of state said the 15 main programs were programs that had to be completed.

"Of the 45 programs I have determined 15 as urgent programs for implementation in the first 100 days," he said.

The priority programs include eradication of "mafia" of justice through the opening of post office box 9949 to recieve complaints from the public.

"By mafia of justice I mean those who conduct activities that hurt others such as those done by legal case middlemen, bribery, extortion, case trade, threats on witnesses and illegal levies," he said.

President Yudhoyono emphasized the importance of the operation against them because these activities damaged the sense of justice and caused material damages and gave illegal benefits for the actors.

The second priority program meanwhile is revitalizing strategic industries. President Yudhoyono also mentioned counter-terrorism efforts, increasing electricity capacity, improving production sector and food resilience as well as revitalizing fertilizer and sugar plants as the other priority programs.

Five other priority programs cover environment, health, education, disaster management and synchronization of relations between central and local administrations and also with private sectors.

"After this it will be work. The good plan is only 30 percent of the success. If we do not have plans or directions we will fail to achieve the targets," he said.

The meeting lasting from 10am to 4pm was attended by all cabinet ministers.


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