Jakarta City Council requests Jakarta Government to intensify the organization of literacy festivals as an effort to increase public interest in reading, especially among students.

Jakarta City Council Commission B Chairman, Nova Harivan Paloh assessed government support is important to support children in Jakarta.

"They should be encouraged to read more instead of spending time at the mall," he expressed, Tuesday (6/20).

He explained literacy festivals could be a fun way to foster a reading culture from an early age. It would be even more exciting if combined with a creativity festival to make it more interesting.

"By doing so, the role of young people will be active, making this a positive space for them," he explained.

Thereby, he strongly supports various programs of the Jakarta Government aimed at fostering reading interest among children. Moreover, the literacy festival can serve as a trigger for them to love the world of literacy even more.

"The most important thing is literacy and creativity festivals. We need to invite them (children) to take part in positive activities like this," he stated.