Please Understand If The DKI Bansos Recipient Data Is Not Accurate

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan asked for an acknowledgment of the inaccuracy of data on the receipt of social assistance (bansos) as a social safety net during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He considered it natural, if there were people who deserved assistance but were not recorded. Vice versa, people who are still able but are listed as recipients of social assistance. This is because the number of social assistance recipients at stage one is quite a lot, namely 1.2 million families.

"We give it to 1.2 million names. Of course, it is impossible to be perfect. In this country, the data is super accurate, I think friends also know (the conditions). So if you look for it, there must be (mistakes)," he said. Anies at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, April 22.

Anies has a reason why there are data inaccuracies. Before the corona virus entered Indonesia, many residents had fairly good economic conditions. However, since the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak has become more widespread, their social status has changed to be vulnerable to poverty due to loss of income.

"Here is our part to ensure that those who are new poor, new underprivileged are included in the updated data. So that in the next distribution, they will be able to get help too," said Anies.

For residents who need assistance but have not been recorded, Anies provides the opportunity to submit applications for social assistance recipients manually through their respective RT and RW.

For people who are still able but listed as recipients of social assistance, Anies invited them to return the aid. Then, Anies asked the local RW to cross out the recipient's name from the list.

"And we are grateful. Many of the people should not accept it when they receive it. For RWs, if they know that this is a capable family, they may not have to deliver, but make minutes because this is a quite capable family," explained Anies. .

Anies promised, when he found out that there was inaccurate recipient data, the DKI Provincial Government officials would immediately correct and minimize data errors for the distribution of social assistance at the next stage.

For information, the DKI Provincial Government is implementing a social assistance program during the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) period. This assistance is intended for the poor and vulnerable to poverty due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

In detail, the assistance provided was in the form of a package of staple food commodities, namely 5 kg 1 sack of rice, 2 cans of protein food, 1 pack of 0.9 liter cooking oil, 2 packs of biscuits, 2 cloth masks, and 2 sticks of soap. There is no provision of cash assistance.

One social assistance package that has been distributed and packaged by Perumda Pasar Jaya is worth Rp.149,500. However, the aid will be sent four times with a total assistance of Rp. 600 thousand for one household.

The target recipients of social assistance who are currently being distributed are 1.2 million families living in DKI Jakarta. This social assistance is distributed every day, starting from April 9 to 24, 2020. Social assistance comes from unexpected expenditure funds (BTT) for the 2020 DKI Jakarta Regional Budget.

As many as 1.2 million households receiving social assistance from the APBD are stage I recipients. Meanwhile, social assistance from the APBN through the Ministry of Social Affairs will be distributed to 1.25 million other households after the phase I distribution of social assistance is completed.

However, the distribution of social assistance in DKI does not run smoothly. There are inaccuracies in the data that should receive social assistance. It is recorded that there are social assistance recipients who work as Civil Servants (PNS) in Pademangan District, North Jakarta. In addition, there are also recipients who work as active members of the TNI who live in Pademangan.

Another example, in Jatinegara Village, Cakung, East Jakarta, there is an elderly mother who is categorized as poor but does not receive social assistance. Meanwhile, some residents who own cars are registered as recipients of social assistance.

In fact, there is also a member of the DKI DPRD from the PDIP faction, Jhonny Simanjuntak, who is listed as a social assistance recipient in Lagoa Village, Koja District, North Jakarta.