Vice President Distributes Aid And Compensation In Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin handed over aid and compensation in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Thursday (19/5/2022). ANTARA/HO-BPMI Setwapres

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin distributed government social assistance, assistance from the National Amil Zakat Agency, BP JAMSOSTEK compensation for 5 Islamic boarding schools, and the community in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

Government assistance comes from the Ministry of Social Affairs in the form of basic necessities and cooking oil BLT, contribution assistance for the National Health Insurance for the Healthy Indonesia Card, the Family Hope Program (PKH), and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT).

"I hope this assistance can be put to good use," said the Vice President in a press release quoted by Antara, Thursday, May 19.

The vice president also distributed assistance from the National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) each in the form of 50 packages consisting of prayer rugs, prayer beads, and prayer equipment worth Rp. 10 million to Rp. 12.5 million for five Islamic boarding schools.

In addition to the package, these Islamic boarding schools received cash assistance given to 10 santripreneurs who run various businesses, including filling gallons, department stores, accessories, and so on.

Head of BAZNAS Noor Achmad said similar assistance had been given in a number of places and could be put to good use.

Meanwhile, compensation from BPJS Employment (BPJAMSOSTEK) in the form of death compensation and educational scholarship benefits of Rp1.11 billion which was handed over to four heirs or families of participants who died due to work accidents in Southeast Sulawesi.

The compensation provided consists of compensation for death due to work accidents (JKK), funeral costs, Pension Benefits (JP), Old Age Security (JHT), and scholarship benefits.

According to data from BPJAMSOSTEK, the total benefit payments to participants from all programs during April 2021 to April 2022 in Southeast Sulawesi Province, amounted to IDR 205.5 billion with a total of 18.6 thousand cases.

The President Director of BPJS Employment, Anggoro Eko Cahyo, said that the distribution of compensation carried out with the Vice President was a form of the state's presence to provide certainty of social security to all Indonesian workers.

In addition to the Head of BAZNAS and the President Director of BPJS Employment, present to accompany the Vice President in the delivery of assistance were the Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah, Head of the Secretariat of the Vice President Ahmad Erani Yustika, Special Staff of the Vice President for Communication and Information Masduki Baidlowi, Special Staff of the Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Regional Autonomy M. Imam Azis, as well as the Expert Team of Vice President Farhat Brachma.