Here's How To Check Recipients Of IDR 300 Thousand BLT Cooking Oil From The Government

The front page of the Ministry of Social assistance check website (Photo: Screenshot of the Ministry of Social assistance check website)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced on Friday, March 1, that the government would provide direct cash assistance (BLT) for cooking oil worth IDR 100,000 per month.

The assistance will only be given for three months at a time, so that the community will receive an amount of Rp. 300 thousand. BLT will be given from April to June.

However, the President of the Republic of Indonesia said that this cooking oil BLT was only given to 20.5 million people who were included in the list of recipients of non-cash food assistance and the family of hope program, and 2.4 million street fried food vendors.

If you want to check the recipients of BLT cooking oil Rp. 300 thousand, you can find out through the website or application of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Here's how:

Check for BLT cooking oil recipients through the Ministry of Social Affairs website

Open the website Cekbansos.kemensos.go.id via a browser on your cellphone or laptop. Enter the data listed on the website, such as Province, Regency, District, and Village/Kelurahan. Enter the name of the PM (Beneficiary) according to the ID Card. Type the 8 available CAPTCHA codes Click Search Data button, and wait a few moments until the status of the BPNT or PKH recipient appears.

If your name appears, then your name is already registered in the Ministry of Social's Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS).

Make sure the BPNT or PHK status column says Yes, and you are entitled to receive cooking oil BLT.

Check for BLT cooking oil recipients through the Ministry of Social Affairs application

Open the Check Bansos application on your cellphone. If you don't have the application yet, you can install it first on the Google Play Store. After the application is downloaded, open the application and select Check Bansos. Enter personal data such as the name of the region and the full name that corresponds to your KTP Click Search Data and wait. If BPNT and PKH recipients appear, you are entitled to BLT cooking oil.