Risma Asks Regency Government To Resolve Delay Of 7,000 Social Assistance Cards

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini/DOC VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Social Minister Tri Rismaharini asked the Nganjuk Regency Government, East Java to complete the distribution of more than 7,000 late social assistance cards (bansos).

Risma said that the delay in distributing social assistance was mostly of the type of Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) / Basic Food Cards.

“This BPNT has an e-warong role, so it's not as smooth as PKH. We have a mechanism that is being piloted so that later we can control the use of aid at BPNT," Risma said in a written statement quoted by Antara, Sunday, November 21.

From the available data, for BPNT/Sembako Cards, it can be seen that in September 3,582 Prosperous Family Cards (KKS) had not been distributed.

Then in October as many as 3,579 KKS have not been distributed. So that in total there are 7,161 KKS that have not been distributed in Nganjuk Regency.

Meanwhile, the Family Hope Program (PKH) is relatively smooth. This is because the distribution of PKH uses a direct transfer scheme to the beneficiary family's account (KPM) and is disbursed in cash.

"I ask that Monday tomorrow everything is clear, all KPM must have received cash assistance. It's November, sir. There is no more time," said Risma.

To the State-Owned Banks (Himbara), Risma emphasized speeding up the process of disbursing aid. She stated to the bank that there were no obstacles in the distribution of aid either by reason of blocked accounts or duplicate data.

"We have opened all the blocks. So there is no reason to block them," she said.

Risma also highlighted the data in Jombang Regency. From the data presented, there are 2,017 KKS that have not been distributed because the KPM died, this data raises questions because the assistant stated that from the KPM who died, there were no heirs.

On that occasion, Risma also highlighted the existence of a disbursement transaction that was deemed inappropriate.

She found that there were KKS in the hands of the facilitators, KPMs that had not received assistance since January, and that many disbursements were not immediately handed over to KPMs.

Risma reminded that "stakeholders" in the distribution of social assistance, both companions and Himbara, should work professionally and accountably.​​​​​

Risma reminded that KKS must be held by KPM. For whatever reason, the PSC cannot be brought by a companion, and must be in the hands of the beneficiary. On a different occasion, Risma also attended the distribution of aid at Juang 45 Building, Nganjuk Regency.

Risma symbolically distributed Social Rehabilitation Assistance (Attention) assistance to 1,496 children, basic food assistance to 136,243 people, and PKH assistance to five people. The total aid is Rp28.117 billion.​​​​

Risma gave encouragement to the orphans who attended the meeting, so that they could enthusiastically reach for the future.