Bekasi Regency Teams Up with the Ministry of Social Affairs to Strengthen DTSEN and Ensure Social Aid Reaches Its Targets
The Bekasi Regency Government, together with the Ministry of Social Affairs, is committed to strengthening the updating of the National Social and Economic Single Data (DTSEN) to ensure social assistance distribution reaches the right targets and to promote the community’s economic independence.
The commitment was stated at an event for the Collaboration of Presidential Priority Programs, aimed at building human resources towards economic independence, and the dissemination of DTSEN by the Minister of Social Affairs to all district-level officials, village chiefs and lurahs, SIKS-NG operators, social pillars, and village facilitators across Bekasi Regency at the Swatantra Wibawa Mukti Building, Cikarang Pusat Government Complex, on Wednesday 4 March.
Acting Regent of Bekasi Asep Surya Atmaja emphasised the region’s readiness to support data updating by strengthening the role of village operators and providing infrastructural support.
“For SIKS-NG, it is not a salary, but a stipend of Rp500 thousand per month paid every three months. In the future, in the third quarter, we will add support for one laptop per village,” said Asep Surya, Thursday 5 March.
He explained that Bekasi’s challenge lies in differences in population between villages. Villages with larger populations require more operator support than those with smaller populations. Therefore, additional operators will be technically adjusted according to the needs of each village.
“With this measured support, we hope village operators can work more professionally so that the data produced is truly accurate,” he added.
Presidential Address
Meanwhile, the Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf said that updating DTSEN forms part of the implementation of Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 4 of 2025, which mandates central and regional governments to coordinate in updating data managed by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).
“Good data will guide our programmes to be targeted. Not only distributing aid, but gradually improving human resources, especially in the economic field,” he added.
He emphasised that data that is increasingly accurate and real-time not only ensures targeted assistance but also becomes an instrument for empowering communities.
All village proposals will go through formal channels to the Social Service Office before further processing, with final determination resting with BPS to produce a single uniform data set.
At the event, the Minister also reminded PKH programme facilitators to work professionally and not engage in irregularities. The government has imposed strict sanctions on those found to be in violation.
Through the synergy between the Bekasi Regency Government and the Ministry of Social Affairs, strengthened DTSEN is expected to form the foundation of a more precise, transparent social policy with tangible impacts on improving the welfare of Bekasi residents.