BPK Finds IDR 197.55 Billion KJP Plus And KJMU Hasn't Been Distributed, DKI Provincial Government Explains The Cause

DKI Jakarta City Hall/DOK VOI

The Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office, Syaefuloh Hidayat, explained the cause of the KJP Plus and KJMU assistance that had not been distributed with a budget value of Rp197.55 billion.

This is included in the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) which examined the DKI Jakarta regional government's (LKPD) financial statements in 2022.

Syaefuloh said that the DKI Provincial Government could not just distribute the disbursement of KJP Plus and KJMU aid money even though the recipients had been registered. This is because the condition of the recipients of the educational assistance can continue to change, ranging from changing schools to dying.

"Regarding the distribution of KJP, we must be very careful to ensure that the KJP recipients really exist. I see that someone has moved outside Jakarta and also died. That is one of the things that we continue to investigate to ensure that the recipients of the aid are those who really deserve it," said Syaefuloh at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, May 29.

Syaefuloh did not deny that the findings of the KJP Plus and KJMU deposit funds had previously occurred in the 2021 DKI Provincial Government LKPD examination report (LHP).

However, he emphasized that the findings in 2021 have been followed up and the findings in 2022 will definitely be followed up.

"Of course we have followed up on 2021. Regarding the KJP that has not been distributed in 2022, of course, it is our concern for us to be followed up in accordance with the mandate and recommendations of the BPK, within the next 60 days," he explained.

It is known that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government received an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) on the 2022 regional financial audit results from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). Now, the DKI Provincial Government has won the WTP opinion for 6 consecutive years.

However, the title of WTP does not mean that there are no problems in the DKI Provincial Government's financial statements. BPK found that there were still problems related to regional financial management throughout 2022.

This was conveyed by Member V of the BPK RI Ahmadi Noor Supit in the plenary meeting of the submission of the BPK examination report (LHP) to the DKI Provincial Government at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building.

One of the problems that BPK noted was that the funds for depositing KJP Plus and KJMU social assistance worth Rp197.55 billion had not been distributed to the recipients, as well as social assistance for meeting basic needs worth Rp15.18 billion, which BPK said did not comply with the provisions.

Then, there was an overpayment of expenditures worth Rp. 11.34 billion and a delay fine of Rp. 34.53 billion, bringing the total to Rp. 45.87 billion. The third problem is the administration of the handover and recording of fixed assets of social-fasum facilities that are not yet orderly.