OJK Encourages To Improve Literacy And Access To Finance For People And People With Disabilities

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Chairman of the OJK Board of Commissioners Mahendra Siregar said that the OJK and all Financial Services Industries (IJK) are fully committed to encouraging an increase in the national financial literacy and inclusion index for strengthening the national economy in the midst of global economic uncertainty.

"The key to national economic growth and strengthening depends on our ability to encourage regional economic growth by paying attention to public financial literacy and inclusion," Mahendra said in his statement, Saturday, October 28.

According to Mahendra, OJK will prioritize a number of segments of society that need to continue to expand their inclusion, such as people with disabilities and people in remote areas.

"Improving public financial access, especially for people with disabilities and people in remote areas, is important to continue to be carried out. All people have the right to receive treatment in accessing financial products and services," he said.

Meanwhile, Chief Executive of the Behavior Supervisory of Financial, Education and Protection Services Actors of OJK Consumers Friderica Widyasari Dewi said OJK is committed to continuing to make breakthroughs in expanding public financial access, including to persons with disabilities who must gain equal financial access.

Friderica added, OJK has prepared guidelines for IJK in providing services to persons with disabilities in the form of Operational Technical Guidelines (PTO) and conducting literacy and education activities.

In addition, OJK also has financial literacy infrastructure for people with visually impaired disabilities, namely the financial planning book in the Braile version. Also, OJK continues to encourage IJK to be able to expand access to financial disabilities through the one-disabled one-account program.