BANDUNG (20 November 2019) - The Director General of Poverty Handling (Dirjen PFM), Andi ZA Dulung, said that the Minister of Social Affairs agreed to prioritize KUBE e-warong so that it can be more advanced. "The Minister of Social Affairs sided with them so that the KUBE e-warong would grow bigger and become an economic force in the village," said the Director General of Poverty Handling at the PFM Directorate General of Food and Social Services Evaluation Activities at a hotel in Bandung (20/11).

The Director General of PFM said that as we know, the beginning of the establishment of KUBE e-warong was for community empowerment. In the future, the Ministry of Social Affairs will build more KUBE and it is hoped that the regions using the Regional Expenditure Budget (APBD) will be able to create this kind of KUBE e-warong.

"Together we develop it so that these KPM-KPM are not only spectators, but can carry out economic activities in their areas. Of course this will be a big leap for KPM," said the Director General of PFM.

In his briefing, the Director General of PFM stated that there would be an increase in the aid index to one hundred and fifty thousand rupiah per family, which could be approved by the Government because it was seen that we could do this job well.

The Government acknowledges that the Ministry of Social Affairs, Social Services and assistants work together and synergize which has an impact on the welfare of the people. "Currently it is still in process, what types will be added to the additional expenditure," said the Director General of PFM ending his direction in the activity.

In the same place, Director of PFM Region I, AM. Asnandar, stated that Food Social Assistance aims to restore social function and increase the spirit of togetherness, mutual cooperation, and the value of social solidarity in the community. The activity was attended by approximately 600 participants from the Head of the provincial social services, district / city social services, Supervisors and Cortex from PFM Region I.