JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian ensures that the unexpected spending assistance (BTT) from the central government to disaster-affected areas is used appropriately.
He emphasized that the financial assistance was intended for individual needs, such as clothing, soap, shampoo, including women's needs to babies.
"And that's what we're directing them to do first and foremost," said the Minister of Home Affairs, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 16.
The Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that he had given instructions to the three disaster-affected areas, namely Aceh Province, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar), regarding the use of the assistance.
He explained that the financial assistance of Rp. 268 billion had been received by the disaster-affected areas. This amount consists of Rp. 60 billion for three provinces and Rp. 208 billion given to 52 affected districts and cities.
"We have checked, sir, three days directly entered. Thank you to Mr. Mensesneg who immediately moved quickly directly to the account. Because everything is still banking," he said.
The Minister of Home Affairs also asked other regions that have adequate fiscal capacity to also distribute assistance. Until now, a number of regions have sent assistance in the form of money, medical personnel or medicines, food, and clothing.
"From other regions we also ask that you please help, solidarity," said Tito.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) has also sent a team to serve people affected by the disaster who need to process lost identity documents, such as KTP-el and birth certificates.
The Minister of Home Affairs encouraged other ministries and agencies that are authorized to issue important documents, such as diplomas, banking documents, and Vehicle Number Plate Letters (STNK), to take similar steps.
"We ask the relevant ministries/institutions to also make it free for them, sir, and also prepare for the post-post, sir, so that they will be very helpful," he said.
In addition, the Minister of Home Affairs also reported that a number of villages had disappeared due to landslides and floods, so they needed to be relocated. He emphasized that the Ministry of Home Affairs had coordinated with the local government (Pemda) to prepare the administration of the new village government at the relocation location.
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