SEMARANG (3 September 2021) - The Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, together with a member of the Commission VIII of the House of Representatives from the PKS faction, Bukhori made a working visit in Semarang City to examine data on the distribution of social assistance.

 

The Minister of Social Affairs saw that the distribution rate in Semarang City for Beneficiary Families (KPM) who had not yet transacted was still quite high. For this condition, the Minister of Social Affairs urges distributors to immediately distribute social assistance to KPM so that they can take advantage of the assistance, especially during a pandemic like this.

 

Like her previous visits to several regencies/cities, she asked that the distribution of social assistance in Semarang City within this week should be completed. "It's hard, but it must be resolved, because the number (of social assistance that has not been distributed) is quite high," she said

 

In examining the data on the distribution of the Basic Food Program in Semarang City, for example, there are still around 4,595 KPM from 30,208 social assistance recipients who have not made transactions until the end of August 2021.

 

Similar to the Sembako Program, the Cash Social Assistance (BST) still has 5,856 KPM that have not been received or around Rp. 1.7 billion of social assistance that has not been distributed by PT. Pos Indonesia for KPM.

 

The Minister of Social Affairs reminded that the assistance is given directly to the recipients, so it does not go through the village apparatus. "I asked you (a representative of PT Pos) to go door to door, so it doesn't only count on the village apparatus, sir," said the Minister of Social Affairs.

 

The Minister of Social Affairs also reminded local governments to always update KPM data at any time. With data that is always updated, it is hoped that assistance will be more targeted. "It is appealed to the Social Service to always monitor the progress of KPM data that have graduated and have died so that they can be replaced by other beneficiaries," said the Minister of Social Affairs.

 

Present at the activity were the Director General of PFM, Asep Sasa Purnama, Secretary of the Directorate General of PFM, Beni Sujanto, Director of PFM Region II, I Wayan Wirawan, Echelon I and II ranks within the Ministry of Social Affairs, Semarang City Social Service ranks, Central and Branch Himbara Representatives and PT Pos Indonesia.