Acting Governor Claims Relocation Of Residents To Jakarta Triggered By Better Social Services In The Capital City

ILLUSTRATION/Residents show a Child Identity Card (KIA) obtained after participating in the Population Development Operation at Petamburan Flat, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/6/2019). ANTARA PHOTOS/Dhemas Reviyanto/wsj.

JAKARTA - Acting (Acting) Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono assessed that the large number of residents moving to the Capital City in recent times was due to the good social services in the Metropolitan City.

"What is this because of? Because the doctor is good, the hospital is good, air conditioning, elsewhere, can't find it. Not to mention there are 17 social safety nets starting from KJP (Jakarta Smart Card) to basic food assistance," said Heru Budi in Jakarta as reported BETWEEN, Sunday, February 5.

He gave an example, at the Pasar Minggu Regional General Hospital (RSUD), South Jakarta, out of 14 patients in one room, nine of them were residents outside DKI Jakarta.

That too, said Heru, coupled with the central government's policy that population movements no longer require recommendations, eventually there has been an increase in population movements, including in low-income community (MBR) enclaves in Jakarta.

"The data that I receive per month, population movements are increasing, including once again apologizing, in pockets of low-income people it is increasing," he said.

Heru admitted that his party could not and was not allowed to place restrictions on population movements.

However, Heru asked the ranks of DKI Provincial Government down to the lowest level, namely RW and RT to pay attention to this.

This is because population movements, which ultimately lead to an increase in population, will also affect the needs of the regional budget.

"There are still many DKI residents who need treatment at the hospital because they come from all over and according to regulations, they can be treated at Pasar Minggu Hospital," he said.

According to Heru, his party can't ban it, but later on, the DKI APBD will be burdened because in the end the Pasar Minggu Hospital has to be enlarged, namely starting by adding more beds and the same for other hospitals such as Budi Asih.

Heru Budi stated that the DKI Pemprov will discuss the issue of population movement in a joint meeting with the TNI-Polri because this issue will more or less spread to issues of security and public order (kamtibmas).

"I said, we can't set limits, we have to accept it. I'm not commenting on many of these issues. I will present this issue in detail at a leadership meeting with the ranks of the TNI-Polri," he said.