Ask The Governor, Regent And Mayor To Disburse Grant Funds To Victims Of The Cianjur Earthquake, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito: IDR 100 Million It's Beneficiary

The impact of the Cianjur earthquake that destroyed the residents' rash. (Between)

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian asked the governors, regents and mayors throughout Indonesia to be able to provide grant funds to victims of the Cianjur earthquake, West Java. "I urge regents and mayors throughout West Java to be the main ones, but apart from that fellow governors throughout Indonesia, regents, mayors, I will convey through the governor's association, to provide assistance. Assistance is not in the form of food and clothing. Assistance in the form of cash can be done in the grant mechanism," Tito said on the BNPB Indonesia Youtube channel which was monitored in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 22. Tito explained, there are BTT (unexpected expenditures) funds that can be used at the end of the year to help victims of natural disasters in Cianjur, West Java. "I noted, in the Ministry of Home Affairs' records, from more than Rp12 trillion, the BTT funds 548 provincial, district and city areas have only been used for less than Rp3 trillion. This means that it is still more than Rp9 trillion. Indeed, some (BTT funds) are for handling inflation, but some are reserved for disasters," he said. Tito appealed to regents and mayors throughout West Java to be the most important to provide assistance, to show solidarity. "I urge all governors, regents, mayors to provide grant assistance of only Rp. 100 million to be useful. The mechanism for grants through the Regent, BPKAD or their financial bodies. Later I will share it with the governor's association, the mayor's association, now is the time for us to work together in solidarity to help people affected by this disaster," he said. Currently, the Ministry of Home Affairs team has also gone down to collect data. Even though the central government has dropped, Tito hopes that all regions in Indonesia will also help because this disaster can occur anywhere. "Mr. President has said that he will provide assistance of Rp. 50 million for (houses) that are heavily damaged, which (corrupted) is moderately Rp. 25 million, which (disrupts) lightly Rp. 10 million, 1 door will be channeled through BNPB," he explained. Tito added that currently BTT's condition in Cianjur Regency is only 5 billion and West Java Province only has Rp. 20 billion left. "BTT in West Java will not be enough," he said.