JAKARTA - The tears of the Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini or Risma spilled over while remembering the family who lived under a bridge near his office when he inaugurated the Mulia Jaya Flats in Jakarta, Friday, March 31.
This flat was built with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) for families who need social welfare services (PPKS) so that they can earn and be independent.
"I would like to thank the President and the Minister of Public Works, I would like to express my deepest gratitude," said Social Minister Risma at the inauguration, Jakarta, Friday, March 31.
Social Minister Risma said that she found the family living under a bridge near the Ministry of Social Affairs office with various social problems experienced.
The family is offered to live in the Ministry of Social Affairs' hall, because at that time there was no program for the construction of flats for PPKS.
The mother of the family refused to move to the hall, because she reasoned that she had a daughter who was seriously ill. Apparently, the child had HIV/AIDS due to being raped under the bridge.
“ Not long after that, we lived in the hall, we took him to the hospital, his condition was severe. Finally now he died. I imagine if my son lived under the bridge, ” said Social Minister Risma.
So that with the realization of the flats program for PPKS, the state is here to provide a helping hand to the need for social welfare. The Mulya Jaya Jakarta Center Flats at the Bambu Apus RPTC Complex, East Jakarta, for the need for social welfare services (PPKS).
Social Minister Risma said the flats were the second buildings to be inaugurated for beneficiaries, after previously inaugurating the Pangudi Luhur Integrated Center Flats in Bekasi.
The flats consist of five floors with a total of 93 rooms. The number of prospective residents of the flats is 76 families or 259 people.
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