Governor: Update BLSM Data

By: Ulul Maskuriah

Banjarmasin, (Antaranews, South Kalimantan) - South Kalimantan Governor Rudy Ariffin hope relevant parties always make improvements of data for disbursement of the temporary direct cash assistance (BLSM) to low-income households, so it can be right on target.

Governor asked not to let poor people does not get the compensation of fuel hike for them, and not to let it go to economically capable residents.

"Updating the data is very important, in order to precisely target BLSM. Should be no less capable people just do not get their rights," he said here on Thursday.

The Governor's statement responded that there are many poor people do not get BLSM, because it does not get a social security card (KPS).

According to him, the provincial government is not been directly involved in the distribution, and the poor data collection, so it only authorized to conduct surveillance through the offices and agencies.

Previously, there were 34 KPS returned to the office for various reasons, among others, as many as 10 cards because the receiver is capable citizens, 17 moved address and five KPS unknown. The numbers are temporary returns of only a few villages, especially villages which already have BLSM ration. Returns from the RT and head village.

One of the can not afford residents, Basri, also said he did not get that KPS and can not get BLSM. Father of four children, who had just lost his job said, he really hope there is a policy of the government, so he and his family could get BLSM.

Earlier, as many as 161,592 poor households in South Kalimantan began to accept BLSM gradually. Delivery of the first BLSM in South Kalimantan conducted in main Banjarmasin Post Office branch on Saturday, witnessed by Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hata.