Jakarta (9 August 2024) - Every
intervention and service provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA)
should be based on the assessment. “Assessment is the entry point for an
intervention and services given to the beneficiaries. This has become the
foundation of why the services are provided,” said Acting General Director of
Social Rehabilitation Pepen Nazaruddin, accompanied by the Head of Handayani
Centre, Romal Ulijaya Sinaga, in Jakarta, on Friday (9/8/2024).
The assessment results, said
Pepen, should be kept and must not be lost as they are authentic documents that
can serve as the basis for the auditor to review how intervention and
service are provided.
“The orderliness of data and
documents, including receipt and assessment results, is on the minister’s top
attention as the responsibility of budget utilization. It should become a
culture, not just something that is tidied up when the examiner is about to
come,” he said.
With reports and documents on
assistance being increasingly well-organized, it will positively impact budget
absorption. “I remind all centers that we are now in the second half of 2024.
This means that at least 75 percent of the budget should have been absorbed,”
he said.
Sentra Handayani holds a
strategic position, even though it is still at Echelon III. In addressing
social issues, it has reached both national and international levels.
“For example, in handling former
terrorist convicts, it has become a reference for other institutions. This
proves that the human resources here possess a lex specialis; the only
difference compared to foreign countries is that we have not documented many
from the service processes provided,” said Pepen.
On this occasion, the Director
General of Social Rehabilitation reminded Sentra Handayani to activate the
Quick Response Team (TRC) mobile service to address the needs of Social Welfare Service for Persons in Need (PPKS).
“You can assign 2-3 people to
patrol with the TRC vehicle around Sentra Handayani to respond to PPKS who are
roaming around, given that Jakarta is highly complex in terms of social
issues,” he concluded.