Many Protested, Recipients Of KJP Phase II 2024 Revoked Will Be Recovered

Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) Plus (doc DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta and the DKI Jakarta DPRD have agreed to restore the status of hundreds of thousands of recipients of the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) Plus which was revoked in phase II in 2024. The recovered KJP funds are targeted to be disbursed no later than the end of January 2025.

The revocation of the KJP phase II 2024 previously sparked protests from a number of student families. The DKI Jakarta DPRD also received many of these complaints during a recess to their respective electoral districts.

Acting Assistant for People's Welfare of the DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary, Suharini Eliawati, explained that students affected by the revocation of the KJP still had the opportunity to classify their data. This clarification is carried out, especially for recipients who are indicated to own four-wheeled vehicles or assets that are the reason for blocking.

"Later, in early 2025, we will draft the governor's decree to ensure that all KJP Plus recipients are clear and clean after the verification process is complete," said Suharini, Tuesday, December 24.

Acting Head of the Education Office, Sarjoko, added that the clarification process can be carried out at the village office or the Education Office. He asked the student's family to take advantage of this opportunity to ensure their data is correct.

"This process is important to ensure that asset data such as ownership of four-wheeled vehicles or NJOPs above Rp1 billion is not wrong. If they are not their assets, the repair process can be carried out through related SKPDs, such as the Samsat or the Tax Service," explained Sarjoko.

The distribution of KJP Plus phase II 2024 sparked protests from the public. Many student families objected because previously they were registered as recipients in stage I, but no longer received the education assistance in stage II.

The DKI Provincial Government revoked 146 thousand KJP Plus ownership status based on data matching and verification for phase II 2024. As a result, the number of KJP recipients shrank from 669,716 students in phase I to only 523,622 students in stage II.

This decrease is due to budget constraints in the APBD. The provincial government prioritizes KJP recipients based on the ranking of welfare, so that a number of students who are considered not to be included in the priority are removed from the list of recipients.

However, after receiving many complaints, the DKI DPRD urged that the revoked KJP be recovered, covering 105,225 recipients. The details are 15,545 students who were previously indicated to have four-wheeled vehicles or assets with NJOP above Rp1 billion, as well as 89,680 students who were not prioritized but still needed assistance.

"With this clarification and recovery process, we hope that there will be no more injustice for students who really need KJP to support their education," concluded Sarjoko.