Bogor worries over cash aid

Bogor worries over cash aid

BOGOR: Anticipating problems in the distribution of cash aid
for the poor to help them cope with higher fuel prices, Bogor
Regent Agus Utara Effendi told officials to watch out for
middlemen who might try and take a cut of the money as
commission.

"If any of the recipients do not receive the full Rp 300,000
in cash aid on Monday, the public should immediately report it to
the police," the regent said on Friday.

The regency has listed 214,932 families who will receive the
aid every three months. The administration distributed the fuel
compensation cards on Friday, which the families can use
beginning on Monday to obtain their money from the nearest post
office.

The head of the operational division at the Bogor Police,
Comr. T. Irfan, said officers would provide security at the post
offices and district administrative offices where cardholders can
obtain the aid. -- JP