STRATEGI PEMERINTAH KOTA KEDIRI DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT MELAUI PRODAMAS (Studi Penelitian di Kantor Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan di Desa Tamanan RT 01 RW 03)

Prodamas is one of the mainstays of government programs Kediri inincreasing welfare, because prodamas system that provides assistance in the form of infrastructure, social and economic worth 50 million Rupiah per year that is given to each area of the neighborhood (RT) in the area of Kediri. The research was conducted at the Community Development Office of Kediri with the aim of which is to determine the extent of the Kedirigovernment's strategyProgram through Community Empowerment Facility (Prodamas) in creating public welfare Kediri. Results of the research shows the implementation of the prodamasprogram has already worked quite well in all entire RT in Kediri because it was the application of the system prodamas did not necessarily provide financial assistance that is provided directly by 50Million Rupiah to each RT, but through some specific processes in RT community do to hold deliberations together, so prodamasdid not give in the form of cash but in kind from the results of consultation that has been approved by the citizens of RT. In addition, to anticipate the misappropriation of funds, in the form a coordination team that some city-level coordination team, team coordination sub-district, sub-district level coordination team, self-managed teams and companion.Keywords: government strategy, social welfare and Prodamas