Good News, Minister Of Communication And Informatics Johnny G. Plate Affirms Government Will Accelerate Distribution Of Social Assistance

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate stated that the government will accelerate the distribution of Social Protection Assistance (Bansos) to people affected by COVID-19, the assistance has already begun to be given.

"Cash and non-cash social assistance have begun to be distributed to the community. Cash social assistance programs, such as through the Family Hope Program (PKH), have begun to be distributed through the Association of State-Owned Banks (Himbara) and PT Pos Indonesia to Recipient Families Benefits (KPM)," Johnny said in a press statement, quoted on Friday, July 23.

The distribution will continue to be carried out and will be accelerated by unraveling obstacles and increasing synergies with local governments.

The Non-Cash Social Assistance Program has now begun to be distributed through Perum BULOG and the Ministry of Social Affairs. According to Johnny, the realization of non-cash assistance so far has been relatively good. "The government continues to be committed to accelerating the distribution of social assistance to people in need. The existing obstacles to implementation have begun to unravel with good synergy between various parties at the center and regions," said Johnny.

In DKI Jakarta, Johnny said, non-cash assistance has reached 900 thousand beneficiaries, while in Banten, program realization has reached 90 percent. "The government will continue to monitor the distribution of social assistance so that it can reach the community accurately and quickly," said Johnny.

During the distribution of social assistance, Johnny urged the public to be more disciplined in implementing health protocols and immediately following vaccinations. "Seeing the development of cases in the last few days that have not shown a significant decrease in cases, we ask the public to tighten health protocols and immediately follow vaccinations. The next few days, until July 26 is a period that will determine the next policy," said Johnny

The government, said Johnny G. Plate, provides social assistance to people in need in various forms of programs, including the Family Hope Program, Basic Food Card Program, PPKM Basic Food Card, Cash Social Assistance Program, Bulog Rice Aid, Electricity Discounts, Minimum Account Aid for Load/Subscription Fees, Pre-Employment Program and Labor Wage Subsidy Assistance, Internet Quota Assistance, and Village Cash Direct Assistance (BLT).