The Ministry Of Social Affairs Of The Republic Of Indonesia Quickly Responds To BPK's Findings In Improvement Of Social Assistance Distribution Mechanisms

Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini. (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) of the Republic of Indonesia responded quickly to the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in the Sumatra Examination Results II of 2022, by strengthening its commitment to improving the mechanism for distributing social assistance (bansos) so that it is right on target. "So, this is part of the supervisory process in managing state finances. Since the beginning I led, the Ministry of Social Affairs was very cooperative with the monitoring mechanism by related institutions, including BPK. I ensured that the Ministry of Social Affairs had submitted follow-up reports according to BPK recommendations," said Social Minister (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini in a written statement received in Jakarta, Saturday, June 24. Social Minister Risma ensured that the Ministry of Social Affairs had followed up institutionally before the report was published. "These findings are administrative in the form of improvements to the mechanism for distributing social assistance. On these findings, the Ministry of Social Affairs has submitted follow-up documents in monitoring the first semester of 2023 to obtain status determination from BPK," said Risma. BPK findings consist of 3 parts, namely the Determination and Distribution of the Basic Food Program Bansos, Determination and Distribution of the Family Hope Program (PKH), then the Determination and Distribution of Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) Cooking Oil, as well as BLT Fuel Oil (BBM). As a form of concrete step in data improvement, the Ministry of Social Affairs takes quick steps related to 10,249 beneficiary families (KPM) Non-Tunai Food Assistance (BPNT) recipients of basic food assistance, some of which include the position of directors or certain officials in a number of companies.

This information is known from the results of the detection of the General Directorate General of General Legal Administration (AHU) system of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) last January. In the Ministry of Social Affairs database, the KPM was verified as a poor person with various statuses, including cleaners, laborers, and so on. The Ministry of Social Affairs has frozen the data in question and removed it from the integrated social welfare data (DTKS). We will close it first. If they later complain, declare themselves poor, please submit a complaint to us, later we will evaluate it," said the Minister of Social Affairs. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) gives appreciation for strengthening the corruption prevention system at the Ministry of Social Affairs related to this social assistance.Deputy Prevention and Monitoring of the KPK or Coordinator of the National Strategy for Corruption Prevention (Stranas PK), Pahala Nainggolan put the Ministry of Social Affairs in the top position of 76 ministries or institutions that have good corruption prevention action plans with thilization of the population identification number (NIK). "We appreciate and give awards for the ministry that contributes actively and responsively to the action plan, especially the quick response made by the Ministry of Social Affairs through utilization or use of NIK," said Pahala.