No More Rice Social Assistance Since Risma Became Social Minister

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JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini said there was no more social assistance (bansos) in the form of rice during his leadership. Now, aid is cash.

This was revealed when Risma answered a question from Constitutional Justice, Arief Hidayat, during the General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) trial at the Constitutional Court (MK), Friday, April 5.

"The social assistance at the Ministry of Social Affairs is in the form of cash transfers. So it is not in the form of goods or naturals," said Risma

Social assistance in the form of goods is given only at certain moments, such as cases of illness, disability, or parties who have not received assistance.

Hearing this, Arief responded by asking questions about the provision of rice social assistance to the National Food Agency (Bapanas).

Risma stated that she did not hand over the authority of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Instead, the Ministry of Social Affairs under her leadership did not provide social assistance in the form of goods.

"Since I served as minister, I haven't. We don't distribute it in the form of goods, we don't," said Risma.