inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Minister of Population and Family Development /Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Wihaji, encouraged students to prepare themselves early in building strong families.
Wihaji emphasized the importance of students' role as part of Indonesia's future golden generation. According to him, college is a phase of character and capacity building to produce superior human resources.
"All processes must be carried out patiently. After graduation, these graduates are like gold that will bring pride to the nation," said Minister Wihaji on Wednesday (8/27/2025).
In his remarks, he touched on Indonesia's demographic bonus, which now reaches 68 percent of the population. He said this potential can be an opportunity to drive economic growth if managed properly through a population development roadmap.
"If this is managed well, we have the potential to reach economic growth up to eight percent. In achieving this goal, we have prepared a Population Development Roadmap with more than 24 indicators," said Mendukbangga.
Furthermore, according to him, regional governments have an important role as the spearhead in optimizing the demographic bonus, through collaboration across ministries and related institutions.
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