Social Minister Asks the Entire Line Accelerate Budget Disbursement

BANDUNG (July 4, 2020) - Social Minister Juliari P. Batubara instructed the entire offcials Ministry of Social Affairs to ensure the acceleration of the distribution of social assistance (Bansos). In addition to alleviating the economic burden of the people affected by COVID-19, also to move the wheels of the economy.

The Ministry of Social Affairs budget ceiling continues to increase, mainly due to support handling of the impact of COVID-19. The Ministry of Social Affairs received a social assistance budget allocation of Rp. 100.2 trillion.

"This is a great mandate to ease the burden on the community. I instruct all levels to continue to accelerate the disbursement of the budget. In order to also turn the wheels of the economy," said the Minister of Social Affairs Juliari when opening the PKH HR Strengthening Technical Coordination Meeting, in Bandung (04/07).

On this occasion, the Minister of Social Affairs advised the Family Hope Program (PKH) Human Resource, to ensure that the Social Welfare Card (KKS) is still held by the Beneficiary Family (KPM).

May not be collected by anyone, either a channeling bank, social assistant, sub-district social welfare staff (TKSK), group leader or any party for any reason. "This is to minimize the potential for misuse of non-cash social assistance. I support the KPM movement to hold the KKS itself," he said.

Make sure social assistance can be utilized appropriately. KPM uses social assistance to meet basic needs both food, health and education.

"All implementers of social assistance programs must work together in the field for the sake of acceleration, accuracy and usefulness of assistance for beneficiaries," he said.

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