Coordinating Minister For Human Development And Culture Muhaimin Responds To The Problem Of Vasaktomi Terms For Receiving Social Assistance

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar answered questions from journalists at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Saturday (3/5/2025). BETWEEN

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar emphasized that local governments should not make their own rules regarding the requirements for distributing social assistance to the community.

Muhaimin conveyed this in response to the discourse of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi to make the vasectomi a condition for the community to receive social assistance (bansos), such as scholarships and various social assistance from the provincial government.

"There is no rule. You can't make your own rules," said Cak Imin, his nickname, responding to the West Java governor's policy plan when met at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Saturday.

According to him, family planning participation (KB), including for men, so far there have been no conditions for receiving social assistance.

"Nothing, nothing. There are no conditions (vasctomy)," said Muhaimin asserted.

Previously, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi planned to make the participation of KB a requirement for the community to receive assistance ranging from scholarships to various social assistance from the province.

Dedi in Bandung, Monday (28/4), said the plan was aimed at providing government assistance, including from provinces, more evenly and not focusing on one party or one family only.

All government assistance later, he said, would be integrated with KB.

"Don't let his health be guaranteed, his birth is guaranteed, but the state guarantees that family too. Those who get scholarships, those who receive assistance in giving birth, family housing, family non-cash assistance, will be paid off by the state in one family," he said.

Dedi emphasized that in the future, data on recipients of social assistance must be integrated with population data. More specifically, the population data must contain data on KB participants, especially male or vasectomial families.

"So, when we lower aid, we check first. Have you KB or not? If you have a KB, you can receive assistance. If you haven't had a KB, first KB. KB must be a male KB, male family planning. This is serious," he said.