OJK: Commercial Banks And BPR In Regions Must Be ABLE To Help People With Disabilities To Access Financial Services

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JAKARTA - Chief Executive of Banking Supervision of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Dian Ediana Rae said all banks, both commercial banks and Rural Banks (BPR) in the regions must consciously assist people with disabilities in obtaining direct access to financial services. "We also encourage the Financial Services Industry (IJK), especially banks, to provide easy access to financial services for people with disabilities," said Dian Ediana Rae in a press statement on OJK West Java Public Relations, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, October 18. Dian said that banks must have service standards and infrastructure that make it easier for people with disabilities to access financial services, both deposit products and business capital support in the form of credit/financing for people with disabilities. Meanwhile, Head of BUMD Bureau, Investment and Development Administration Lusi Lesminingwati said that the West Java Provincial Government, apart from having regional regulations that require public facilities to provide easy access to persons with disabilities, also opens ASN recruitment specifically for persons with disabilities. "The West Java Provincial Government also encourages the use of MSME products made by people with disabilities," said Lusi. In the framework of the 2022 Financial Inclusion Month, PT BPD West Java and Banten, Tbk (BJB) and the West Java IJK Communication Forum (FKIJK) held a Joint Financial Facilities of the Disable Community at the OJK Regional 2 West Java Office, Bandung City. During the event attended the Chief Executive of OJK Banking Supervision Dian Ediana Rae, Head of OJK Regional 2 West Java Indarto Budiwitono, Director of Compliance with BJB Cecep Trisna. Then the Head of the BUMD Bureau and Investment of the West Java Provincial Government Lusi Lesminingwati and the Chair of the Indonesian Women's Association of Disabilities (HWDI) Tini Kustini, and involve people with disabilities who are members of HWDI, both present in person and follow online. On this occasion, financial education and utilization of service products/financial services as well as the delivery of assistance from FKIJK West Java in the form of entrepreneurship training assistance funds to members of HWDI West Java The month of Financial Inclusion as a national agenda carried out continuously in October every year, is expected to further strengthen the commitment and support of all stakeholders in the context of fulfilling and increasing financial access for all Indonesian people.