ASN Not Yet Vaccinated Against COVID, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Suggests Postponed Performance Allowance

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. (ANTARA/HO-Kemendagri)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian suggested that state civil servants (ASN) who are reluctant to participate in the vaccination program should be postponed paying their performance allowances.

According to Tito, this strategy has been implemented in several regions to support the acceleration of vaccination, especially for ASN. Performance allowance is different from salary because it is the right of leadership policy.

If his subordinates perform well, then the leader can pay the benefits in full. However, if the subordinate performs poorly, the performance allowance may be deducted.

"He did not carry out orders from his superiors to participate in the vaccination program, hold if he needed performance allowances, if he has been vaccinated then all possible performance allowances will be given, that's one technique," said Tito, Antara, Jakarta, Friday, December 24.

Nevertheless, Tito suggested that the first approach to ASN who were reluctant to be vaccinated was carried out in a persuasive manner. However, if the person concerned does not budge, then the strategy of delaying performance payments can be applied.

Tito explained that vaccination is one of the government's priority programs at this time. President Joko Widodo himself has targeted the achievement of the first dose of vaccination as much as 70 percent by the end of 2021.

Although currently the achievement of the first dose of vaccination nationally is at 75 percent, continued the Minister of Home Affairs, not a few regions have achieved less than 70 percent.

"He (President) wants not only the national figure, but also the regional figure of at least 70 percent. For what purpose, to protect the people in their respective regions," said Tito.