JEMBER (August 28, 2021) - During her working visit to Jember Regency, the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini and Member of Commission VIII DPR RI, Umar Bashor and the Regent of Jember, Hendy Siswanto discussed reconciling distribution data for the Basic Food Assistance Program and BST for the distribution period July to September 2021 together with the Distributor, namely Himbara and PT. POS Indonesia.

 

The main discussion was about the Prosperous Family Card (KKS) data that was not distributed and the Beneficiary Families (KPM) who did not carry out basic food program transactions and the distribution of BST in Jember, Lumajang and Bondowoso districts.

 

On that occasion, the Minister of Social Affairs questioned Himbara regarding KKS that had not transacted in the distribution of the Sembako Program for the period of July - September in Jember Regency as many as 63,314 KPM, in Lumajang Regency at 30,437 KPM and in Bondowoso Regency at 10,647 KPM.

 

"Please make sure that all those who do not transact must immediately make transactions, because from July there are still, those who have not transacted," concluded the Minister of Social Affairs. In addition, the Minister of Social Affairs directed that PSCs that were not distributed should be completed soon.

 

When discussing the distribution of BST with PT. Pos Indonesia for the distribution of the May – June period, the Minister of Social Affairs also reaffirmed the assistance that had not been distributed. If there is a KPM who dies, he directs the Social Service to immediately confirm whether the KPM has an heir or not.

 

"Make sure for KPM BST who dies so that the heirs receive it," said the Minister of Social Affairs.

 

It should be noted that there are still around 427 KPM that have not been distributed and 1,984 KPM that have failed to distribute in Jember Regency, then the number of KPM that have not been distributed is 941 KPM and 4,008 KPM failed to distribute in Lumajang Regency. Meanwhile, in Bondowoso Regency, there are 439 KPM that have not been distributed and 182 KPM that have failed to distribute.

Present at the event were the Director General of Poverty Handling, Asep Sasa Purnama, Director General of Social Protection and Security, Pepen Nazaruddin, Special Staff to the Minister of Social Affairs, Suhadi Lili and Don Rozano Sigit, Secretary General of PFM, Beni Sujanto, Director of PFM Region III, AM Asnandar, Representative of the Criminal Investigation Department Police, Kombes Pol. Eka Mulyana, Representative of the Central Himbara, and Himbara Branch of Jember Regency, Lumajang Regency and Bondowoso Regency, Representative of PT. Pos Jember, Lumajang and Bondowoso as well as Food Social Assistance Program Facilitators in Jember, Lumajang and Bondowoso districts.