JAKARTA - Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf is holding a meeting with the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission to get input regarding the provision of goods at the People's School.
Saifullah Yusuf conveyed the plan to meet with the leadership of the KPK on Thursday (7/5).
"I asked for time because there was, let's say, in my opinion, a view that should be heard from the KPK," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 6.
The Minister of Social Affairs explained that in the meeting with the KPK, all data and processes related to the procurement of goods carried out for the operation of the People's School, including the procurement of shoes for students of the People's School, which had been discussed on social media in recent times.
"So, we listen to the KPK's opinion very much and we will follow up to know more," he said.
The advice and suggestions from the KPK are needed to ensure a better procurement process.
Regarding the ongoing process, the Ministry of Social Affairs ensures that procurement for People's Schools is carried out transparently and in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
The determination of the price of goods is carried out through market surveys and consultations first.
For the procurement of shoes themselves, each student gets four pairs of shoes consisting of daily shoes, sports shoes, daily uniform shoes (PDH), and field uniform shoes (PDL).
Based on the data on the realization presented by the Ministry of Social Affairs on Tuesday (5/5), the price of PDL student shoes has a ceiling of Rp. 700,000 with an auction realization price of Rp. 640,000.
Meanwhile, for daily shoes for SMP and SMA levels, the realized price reached Rp300,000 from the ceiling of Rp500,000, and the SD level is Rp250,000.
Previously, there was a rumor on social media regarding the procurement of shoes for students of the People's School at the original price below the ceiling of Rp700 thousand set by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
The Minister of Social Affairs conveyed that the photo that was being discussed showed him and the Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa giving shoes to students of the People's School who came from the East Java Provincial Government program.
He ensured that the shoes were not from procurement carried out by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
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