Blt Realization Of Village Fund Rp2.2 Trillion Claimed To Support Regional Consumption In The Middle Of Homecoming

Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar. (Photo: Doc. Between)

JAKARTA - The government through the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT) reported the realization of the distribution of Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) of Village Funds until May 8, 2021 amounting to Rp2.27 trillion. The figure is distributed to 49,095 villages throughout Indonesia.

Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Mendes PDTT) Abdul Halim Iskandar said he hoped the funds channeled could be utilized by beneficiary families (HDI) in celebration of Lebaran 2021.

"We urge BLT to be immediately utilized by the HDI," he said as quoted from the official website, Tuesday, May 11.

Mendes added, for the absorption of village funds alone, amounted to Rp18.86 trillion or about 26 percent of the total ceiling of Rp72 trillion. This apocryasi has been disbursed to 52,372 villages or about 70 percent of the total village of 74,961 villages.

Of these, village funds allocated to COVID-19 Safe Villages amounted to Rp3.46 trillion by 18.4 percent and for Village Fund BLT of Rp2.27 trillion or about 12 percent of disbursements.

Meanwhile, the absorption of Village Funds at ppkm mikro location until May 8, 2021 reached Rp18.10 trillion disbursed for 50,398 villages.

"The acceleration of village fund BLT distribution is important to help meet the needs and increase the purchasing power of villagers in the face of Eid al-Fitr," he said.

Furthermore, he revealed that the rules of homecoming have an impact on the decrease in economic activity of villagers on the feast day. To overcome this, the Ministry of Pdtt mentioned trying to optimize village funds for BLT and Solid Village Cash Works (PKTD).

"BLT and PKTD have not replaced the totality of village money turnover in the Eid al-Fitr holiday before the COVID-19 pandemic, but will help the villagers in facing this Eid al-Fitr," he concluded.