Called Risma, There Are Still ASN In Menteng To Receive Social Assistance, Central Jakarta City Government Panic To Check The Field

JAKARTA - The problem of social assistance (bansos) has occurred again. Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini revealed that as many as 31,624 Civil Servants (PNS) were found to be actively registered as recipients of social assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Risma detailed, as many as 28,965 civil servants in the data are still actively serving, while the rest are retired. Some of them still live in DKI Jakarta.

In fact, according to Risma, there are civil servants living in the Menteng area, Jakarta who apparently also get social assistance.

"(Living) in Menteng," he said.

Responding to this problem, the Central Jakarta City Government immediately checked the existence of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in Menteng who also received social assistance from the state.

Deputy Mayor of Central Jakarta, Irwandi, admitted that he had heard the information from Social Minister Tri Rismaharini's statement in the mass media.

However, he has not been able to confirm the truth of Risma's statement because he must first check with the relevant agencies, in this case the Central Jakarta Social Service Sub-dept.

"I want to check this with the Social Affairs Agency. So we don't know if it's true or not, we need to clarify it first, right," said Irwandi when confirmed by reporters, Friday, November 19.

Irwandi said data on social assistance recipients in Central Jakarta came from the Social Service. The data is then directly submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Therefore, the data did not come from the lurah or camat. However, Irwandi will also check with the Menteng sub-district head, Edi Suryaman.

"I also want to clarify with the sub-district head. But even if there is, he is the top-down data from the Social Service," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Central Jakarta Social Sub-dept., Abdul Salam, said that his party was still waiting for the report from the Menteng Sub-District Social Satpel officers regarding the veracity of the information.

"Our Kasatpel (Menteng District Social) is cross-checking in the field. The results will be informed later," he told VOI.