To Launch BLT Cooking Oil, Sesmenko Susiwijono: To Maintain Purchasing Power Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr

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JAKARTA - The government provides direct cash assistance (BLT) for cooking oil. This assistance is to lighten the burden and support the purchasing power of the underprivileged for rising food prices ahead of Ramadan and Eid.

"The aim is to ease the burden and maintain people's purchasing/expenditure power, in entering the month of Ramadan and the Lebaran period later, especially those related to meeting daily food needs, especially cooking oil," explained Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Susiwijono Moegiarso, quoted on Saturday. April 9th.

He continued, the government is preparing the Cooking Oil Cash Direct Assistance Program (BLT MiGor), which is part of and also uses the budget for the 2022 PEN FY Program, which is coordinated by the PC-PEN Committee (Coordinating Minister for the Economy as Chair of the PC-PEN Committee) and the Ministry of Finance.

"There are 2 types of BLT MiGor, the first is BLT MiGor in the Food BanSos Program cluster and the second is BLT MiGor in the BT-PKLWN Program cluster," he added.

BLT MiGor in the BanSos Food Program clump will be given to 20.65 million KPM, consisting of 18.8 million BPNT recipients (Sembako Card) and 1.85 million PKH who do not receive BPNT, with the amount of each Rp100 thousand/KPM/month for 3 months (April-June 2022), which is given at once in the amount of Rp. 300 thousand.

Meanwhile, BLT MiGor in the BT-PKLWN Program clump will be given to 2.5 million street vendors and warungs (mainly those with food businesses) in 514 regencies/cities, each receiving Rp100 thousand/PKL/month for 3 months, and also will be given at once worth IDR 300 thousand per recipient. This uses the BT-PKLWN scheme, which distribution is carried out directly by the TNI and POLRI.

The budget for the Migor BLT uses the 2022 PEN program budget, which is IDR 6,195 billion through the Ministry of Social Affairs DIPA for the MiGor BLT for the Food BanSos family, while for the Migor BLT for the BT-PKLWN program a budget of IDR 750 billion has been prepared through the TNI/POLRI budget. the total budget allocated for BLT Migor is IDR 6,945 billion.

To support the smooth distribution and ensure that the program is right on target, he continued, mobile applications have been operated, namely the BT-PKLWN Application System from Telkom for distribution by the TNI, and the Presisi Puskeu Application System for the distribution of BT-PKLWN by the POLRI. For the MiGor BLT at the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs uses the Social Welfare Integrated Data System (DTKS) for PKH recipients and Basic Food Cards.

"The use of mobile applications that are operated in real-time will build accountability, transparency and support so that this program is right on target," said Sesmenko.

He further revealed that to accelerate the Migor BLT Program which uses the BT-PKLWN scheme, technical preparations have been carried out which are continuously being pursued for completion, especially by the TNI and POLRI, namely the General Guidelines and Technical Instructions from the Minister of Defense, the TNI Commander and the POLRI Head. will be the basis for the implementation of the distribution of BLT MiGor.

In addition, adjustments are also being made to the application system to accommodate data and implement aid distribution. The target is that by next week all administrative processes, system changes and socialization/technical guidance to the TNI/POLRI vertical ranks in 514 Regencies/Cities have been completed and distribution by the TNI and POLRI will begin.

"With the MiGor BLT program, it is hoped that it will be able to maintain purchasing power and reduce the burden on the community, especially those related to meeting daily food needs, especially the need for cooking oil," concluded the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Susiwijono.