KARAWANG (25 July 2021) - Director General of Poverty Handling (PFM), Asep Sasa Purnama together with the Acting Secretary of the Karawang Regency Social Service, Danilaga, and the Head of the Karawang Post Office, Fahdian Yunardi Hasibuan visited the house of Mrs. Aton Usih which is located at Wanasepi Hamlet RT 004 RW 010 Tunggakjati Village, West Karawang District, Karawang Regency, West Java Province. Mrs. Aton is one of the Beneficiary Families (KPM) of the Cash Social Assistance Program (BST) in Karawang Regency in the distribution period of May and June 2021.

 

During the visit, the Director General of PFM and his team were welcomed by the Sub District Head of Tunggakjati, Farida Heriyanti, Head of RW, Ismed Sulaeman, and Head of RT, Andri, as well as companions from TKSK and PSM elements in the local area. Furthermore, Farida said that Ms. Aton had also received Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) program from the Bekasi “Budhi Dharma” Center.

 

To the Director General of PFM, Mrs. Aton stated that currently, she lives alone in the house, without children, and her husband also died decades ago. Meanwhile, for daily meals, they rely on selling rice groats at a price of around 5,500 rupiahs and only get a profit of around 500 rupiah. Sometimes she also gets food from the head of the RW and residents.

 

Furthermore, in giving directions, the Director General of PFM said that in addition to receiving cash of Rp. 600,000 as a KPM for the BST Program, Mrs. Aton also received Social Assistance for the Social Rehabilitation of Uninhabitable Houses (RS-RTLH) from the Directorate General of Poverty Handling to repair the house for the amount of Rp. 15,000,000. In addition, she also appealed to the facilitator that Mrs. Aton is proposed to be the KPM for the Basic Food Program only. "If BST is only temporary, while the Basic Food Program continues regularly, make Aton's mother as the KPM of Basic Food Program," explained the Director General of PFM.