Social Minister Visited TMP Kulon Progo Regency
Editor :
OHH Dayasos ; Annisa YH
YOGYAKARTA (19 August 2020) - Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P.
Batubara visited Special Region of Yogyakarta on Wednesday (19/8).
Located at the Regent's Office of Kulon Progo, Minister of Social
Affairs handed over grants to 7 families of National Heroes in
Yogyakarta Special Region. In fact, there are 18 National Heroes who are
buried in Yogyakarta. Up to now, there are 7 heroes families and
received compassion from Social Minister during a visit to Kulon Progo
Regency. One of them was the Great Commander General Soedirman.
Symbolically, the assistance of compassion was received by the heirs of
the Commander in Chief, General Soedirman, namely Ir. Teguh Soedirman.
During his visit, Juliari also took the time to
make a pilgrimage to the Heroes Cemetery (TMP) in Kulon Progo Regency. A
series of pilgrimage ceremonies are held to honor the services of the
hero who died fighting for Indonesian independence. Minister of Social
Affairs and his entourage pray and sow flowers on the graves in the TMP
of Kulon Progo Regency.
Some of the other agendas are the declaration of
Disaster Preparedness Villages / Areas, observing the location of Family
Development Session (FDS) activities, observing the locations of Joint
Business Groups (KUBE), as well as reviewing the distribution of Cash
Social Assistance (BST) and the Basic Food Program.
Also attending to accompany Minister of Social
Affairs during the visit were the Secretary General of Ministry of
Social Affairs, Inspector General, Director General of Social Protection
and Security, Director General for the Management of the Poor, Expert
Staff to the Minister for Welfare Technology, Technical Team for the
Minister for the Management of the Poor, Secretary of Directorate
General of Social Empowerment, Director K2KRS, and Head of the Planning
Bureau.