JAKARTA (July 7, 2023) - The Ministry of Social Affairs' Bureaucratic Reform (RB) score has increased in 2022. This increase cannot be separated from the improved performance of all levels of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan-RB) Abdullah Azwar Anas praised the performance achievements of the Ministry of Social Affairs.  According to him, this achievement cannot be separated from the rise of transformation as a result of the leadership of Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini.

Anas congratulated the progress of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Previously, the Ministry of Social Affairs received an RB score of 77.10, which increased by 1.57 points from the 2021 score.

"We congratulate you because the RB score has started to rise. Congratulations Mrs. Risma for her performance. Hopefully, in the future she will continue to work for the people," said Anas after meeting with the Minister of Social Affairs at the KemenPAN RB Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/6).

In addition to the increasing in RB value, the meeting of the two ministers also discussed poverty alleviation which is a priority program at the Ministry of Social Affairs. To the MenPAN, the Minister of Social Affairs conveyed the challenges faced by Human Resources (HR) at the Ministry of Social Affairs in reaching the need for social welfare services in remote areas.

"Mrs. Risma earlier conveyed all the limitations of friends who handle in the centers, we will immediately take care of the human resources together. The HR needs affirmation, the placement of the right people in the field because the handling of the Ministry of Social Affairs requires working very bravely," said Minister Anas.

In line with Minister Anas, the Minister of Social Affairs explained that social problems are getting bigger and more complex following the increasing of population. The geographical condition of Indonesia, which is an archipelago, is also a challenge for human resources to work. 

"The geographical conditions in Indonesia, which is an archipelago, are definitely different from those of a landlocked country, so therefore we need solutions to accelerate (poverty reduction), especially dealing with social problems in remote areas," said Minister Risma.

According to the Minister, human resources at the Ministry of Social Affairs, especially those in charge of 31 centers scattered in the regions, struggle with high risks when reaching out to people in the 3T (outermost, foremost, disadvantaged). HR at the Center often travel long and dangerous distances when responding to cases or responding to disaster events.

Therefore, the Minister said that attention for human resources must be considered so that they can work professionally.

"Especially those who work in remote areas and also those who have high risks and are separated from their families. They should be able to get more attention for operations so that they can work more enthusiastically," said the Minister.

Previously, the Ministry of Social Affairs had received various awards. From the State Civil Apparatus Commission (KASN) and the State Personnel Agency (BKN) related to ASN management, the Ministry of Social Affairs won four awards at once.

Namely, an award from KASN for the results of measuring the level of compliance with the implementation of the Basic Values, Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct (NKK) through the NKK Maturity Instrument (IM-NKK).

Meanwhile, the other three were from BKN for the Main Category: Best Implementation of ASN Management Norms Standards Procedures and Criteria (NSPK); 1st Rank in the Competency Development Category; and 5th Rank in the Implementation of Information System Data Utilization and Computer-Assisted Test (CAT) Category.

The award was given by KASN and BKN as an appreciation of the Ministry of Social Affairs in State Civil Apparatus (ASN) management throughout 2023. The Ministry of Social Affairs is considered capable of building and socializing the system to all its ASNs, as well as providing good service to the community.

On a different occasion, KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan appreciated the preventive efforts of corruption by the Ministry of Social Affairs.  Pahala assessed that the Ministry of Social Affairs has utilized population data in the distribution of social assistance (bansos) to be effective and right on target. The Ministry of Social Affairs, in our opinion, has made good achievements. KPK's score to the Ministry of Social Affairs for social assistance distribution was 98, and 100 for PBI-JKN. In addition, KPK's score to the Ministry of Social Affairs for social assistance was 98, and 100 for PBI-JKN.

The Kompas survey also shows the highest public satisfaction with social protection programs. Where in it is supported by the pillar of social assistance which is the field of work of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

For information, based on the results of the Kompas R & D survey conducted on April 29-May 10, 2023, public satisfaction with government performance received the highest score in the field of Social Welfare, one of which was the contribution of the Ministry of Social Affairs in overcoming poverty by 9.4% and providing Direct Social Assistance by 6.2%.