JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini revealed a number of ways to anticipate that the distribution of social assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic would not be corrupted. First, improve the quality of data at the Ministry of Social Affairs.
"So we improve the quality of our data, to make it more accountable. We synchronize all data at the Ministry of Social Affairs. Then we match it with population data. So I had to say yesterday, we put 21 million data to sleep because there are duplicates and so on," said Risma at a press conference held yesterday. virtual broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, July 26.
Second, improve the distribution mechanism. Where, said Risma, from January until now, the Ministry of Social Affairs has distributed it in the form of money transfers to banks, and then residents can take them directly at the bank.
"Well, specifically for rice, the procurement of rice is carried out by Bulog. Bulog directly sends it to the Beneficiary Families (KPM), like that. So it doesn't go through the Ministry of Social Affairs, but Bulog directly sends to KPM," he explained
Third, use the application. Later, recipients of social assistance can directly shop via e-commerce.
"Hopefully we can launch on August 17. We have prepared the software, we are assisted by BI and with OJK supervision, as well as young friends in fintech and e-commerce to use the application. So later shopping can be anywhere, not only on e-commerce. -warong but you can use this feature anywhere," said the Minister of Social Affairs.
For other areas, said Risma, it will be adjusted. The Ministry of Social Affairs will accommodate, even though the recipient's cell phone (Hp) is still not sophisticated or old school.
"So later we choose number 1, and so on. This can have an impact that we will cut it, so in accordance with the president's order that there is no more shopping for cigarettes, no shopping for alcohol. So with this feature we can limit it, no more spending for that, because we can't pay for it if it is used to buy alcohol or cigarettes. So that's a feature that we will make," said Risma.
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