Viral RT Management In Kapuk Asks Residents For THR, Is It OK? Here's The Explanation

The THR donation letter for the management of RT 009 RW 016 Kapuk Village, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta (Medsos @txtdrjkt)

JAKARTA - Cengkareng sub-district head Ahmad Farih opened his voice about the request for holiday allowances (THR) by the RT management in Kapuk Village, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta to residents who went viral on social media.

Is the THR withdrawal for RT management allowed? Farih explained, there are actually no rules that in detail prohibit requests for funds such as THR for RT-RW administrators.

"There are no rules that allow and there are no rules that prohibit it," Farih said in a short message, Thursday, April 6.

It's just that, according to Farih, the act of asking for money for allowances for RT administrators to their citizens violates ethical norms.

"Precisely, of course, things that community leaders do not deserve to do, such as the head of the RT or RW, in the midst of our society who are facing difficulties," he explained.

After being discussed by netizens until it was discovered that the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono, Farih, said that the RT administrators had withdrawn the THR request letter which had previously been circulated to the residents.

"They (the management of RT 009 RW 016) are ready to revoke the circular today. This has also been trained by the village head," said Farih.

On social media Twitter, a letter issued by the management of RT 009 RW 016 Kapuk Village circulated to its citizens. In the letter, the RT management asked residents to give THR Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijriah.

The letter stated that the THR will be given to RT administrators, security officers, cleaning staff, dasawisma members, as well as to ZIS (zakat, infaq, and alms) kelurahan.

The amount of THR charged to residents has also been determined by the RT management. Among them, residents who live in home industry Rp300 thousand, stalls Rp150 thousand, rents Rp200 thousand, and houses only Rp60 thousand.

THR money to be withdrawn from residents will be carried out on April 2, 9, and 16, 2023. The RT management provided information that the THR could be paid in installments for 3 withdrawals.