Disagree With Gerindra's Proposal On Jakarta's Widow Card, PDIP: It's Better To Give Training

Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PDIP faction, Ima Mahdiah. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PDIP faction, Ima Mahdiah, did not agree with the proposal from the Gerindra faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD so that the DKI Provincial Government would create an assistance card program for widows in Jakarta.

In this case, Gerindra proposes that the target recipients of the widow card are mothers who no longer have a husband with a productive age range, which is between 45 and 59 years.

Meanwhile, over 60 years of age are not proposed to be included in the widow card target because they have received the Jakarta Elderly Card.

According to Ima, instead of adding to the provision of social assistance (bansos), a productive-aged widow is better off being given job skills training.

"Because at a productive age, I better agree for them to be trained so that they have skills that they can become independent, so they have their own income. We don't continue to provide assistance," said Ima at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, August 4.

Moreover, Ima emphasized that the children of the widows, if they are included in the integrated social welfare data (DTKS), will also receive social assistance such as the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP).

"We can directly help the child's responsibility through his education, through his health, through existing KJP basic necessities," said Ima.

"So we first fulfill the education of their children, their health, and others as much as possible. It can also reduce the burden on the mother," he added.

Previously, the Gerindra Party faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD proposed that the DKI Provincial Government issue a social assistance program for widows who have been abandoned by their husbands.

This was conveyed by the Deputy Treasurer of the Gerindra Faction of the DKI DPRD, Jamilah Abdul Gani, in a plenary meeting of the general view of the faction of the Draft Regional Regulation on Amendments to the Regional Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

"The Gerindra faction has asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to consider issuing a Jakarta widow card program or KJJ," said Jamilah at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Central Jakarta, Monday, July 21.

Jamilah said, this proposal is an aspiration from the community that was conveyed to members of the Gerindra faction during recess activities.

Responding separately, Pramono Anung considered this a strange proposal. "It's just strange. I don't want to answer, I," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, July 23.