This Is The Result Of Ganjar Pranowo's Prosperous Central Java Card

Prosperous Central Java Card in the Ganjar Pranowo era. (SPC)

SEMARANG - The Prosperous Central Java Card Program (KJS) which was launched by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo in 2017 has become a solution for handling poverty in his region. The program was able to cover 12,764 poor people.

KJS is a cash social assistance program targeting the unproductive poor who have not received a social protection program from the Central Government. Among them are people with disabilities (mentally retarded, psychotic and ex-psychotic, severe physical disabilities, mental disabilities). In addition, also chronic diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), stroke, cancer or malignant tumors, kidney failure, and lung spots.

KJS Goes Well

The Head of the Central Java Provincial Social Service, Harso Susilo explained, the KJS program was going well. Even when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the program was still being implemented.

"KJS has been officially launched since 2017. According to the decision, there are 12,764 beneficiaries of this program," he said, Wednesday, January 18.

Since it was first launched, each beneficiary has received assistance of IDR 3 million per year with gradual disbursement every three months. For each disbursement, beneficiaries will receive assistance of IDR 750,000.

Governor Ganjar Pranowo's seriousness in giving attention to the poor through KJS continues. The amount of program assistance will be increased in 2023. According to Harso, this year, the amount of assistance that will be received is IDR 4.4 million.

As for the source of the budget for the Central Java Prosperity Card (KJS) Social Security Assistance Program (Banjamsos) it comes from the Central Java Province APBD at the DPA of the local Social Service. "For the quota, there are 12,764 beneficiaries, but the recipient data can change or be replaced. For example, someone has died, received social protection from the central government, or is already capable or productive," explained Harso.

One of the recipients of the KJS assistance, Rumyati, a resident of Nyalembeng, Pulosari District, Pemalang, admitted that she was happy with the cash social assistance through the KJS. Everyday, Rumyati lives in a house with wooden clapboards with limited vision, her left eye does not function normally.

On top of that, she had a nervous breakdown. When she relapsed, she could not do normal activities. "I can't work, because if it relapsed my head and legs hurt. Every day I took care of my grandchildren," she said.

Rumyati has received KJS since last year. The money she receives every three months is used for medical treatment and daily food expenses.

"The money is used to buy medicine if I have a relapse. The rest is for food. Thank God, I got help, I never got help before, this is the first time (KJS)," she said.