PKS Legislator Suggests Social Minister Risma To Prioritize Social Assistance For Children From Healthcare Workers Who Died Due To COVID

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission VIII DPR RI Bukhori Yusuf proposed to the government, in this case the Ministry of Social Affairs, to prioritize assistance for orphans, orphans, and orphans who are children of health workers who died due to COVID-19.

"I agree if there is an aid budget for orphans, orphans and orphans. In fact, I suggest that orphans from health workers who died should receive priority," said Bukhori, Thursday, August 26.

According to him, the role of health workers is at the forefront of handling the pandemic. Moreover, the responsibility is high risk because lives are at stake.

“Carrying out responsibilities as a health worker in the current situation is very dilemmatic. All choices made will reap serious consequences from professional ethics to personal life. If they refuse the task, then they are irresponsible. While on the other hand, if they fulfill that responsibility, then their lives are at stake. But I still believe, they are people who carry out their duties with high dedication, "said Bukhori.

For that, said Bukhori, health workers who died should receive an award from the government. One of them by glorifying their children.

"Indeed this request is not grandiose, but it will have deep meaning for the bereaved family," he said.

The PKS legislator also asked the government to immediately complete the data collection on social assistance recipients next week. Not only fast, said Bukhori, this data must also have a strong basis and not be built on assumptions or predictions.

"I'm sure the government can have the data it wants with the capacity and resources it has," he said.

Bukhori hopes that the aid budget for orphans and orphans can be allocated without reducing the nominal budget for existing social assistance.

"I agree with the existence of a special budget, which does not burden the social assistance budget to help our children," he said.

Previously, Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini planned to provide social assistance (bansos) for orphans. This social assistance is a new program being developed by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Risma said that the Ministry of Social Affairs is currently collecting data on orphans who will be given social assistance.

"We are compiling this data, requesting data from the regional government and entering data at social welfare institutions," said Risma, Wednesday, August 25.

The Minister of Social Affairs predicts that there will be 4 million orphans, orphans, and orphans who will receive assistance. The details are children whose parents died due to the COVID-19 virus, children who were cared for by the Child Welfare Institution (LKSA), and orphans who were taken care of by poor families.