Good News From The Prospective New Capital Region: 939 People With Disabilities Will Get Social Assistance

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A total of 939 people with disabilities or disabilities in North Penajam Paser Regency will receive social assistance from the province of East Kalimantan in August 2021.

"The distribution of assistance for people with disabilities is directly to the beneficiary's account," said Bagenda Ali, Head of the North Penajam Paser Regency Social Service, in Penajam, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 27.

"Initially we proposed 1,050 people, but after verification it was reduced to 939 people," he added.

Bagenda Ali continued, social assistance for people with disabilities will begin to be distributed in August 2021. Assistance for people with disabilities in North Penajam Paser Regency is IDR 1.5 million per person.

Hundreds of people with disabilities who received the assistance were spread across four sub-districts in North Penajam Paser Regency.

"We only facilitated and submitted data, then the provincial government and banks opened accounts for the recipients of the social assistance," said Bagenda Ali.

The bank provides people with disabilities with ATM cards (automated teller machines), so that assistance is taken through ATMs.

Thus there is no crowd taking social assistance to avoid the transmission of COVID-19.

"Currently the condition of the corona virus pandemic, so social assistance is not taken in cash at the bank," explained Bagenda Ali.

He hopes that the funds distributed can help people with disabilities in need.