City to pay Dekel stipends in April

City to pay Dekel stipends in April

JAKARTA: The city administration announced on Monday that it
would disburse funds to all subdistrict councils (Dekel) to cover
their members' stipends in April.

"I guarantee that the allowances will be paid in April,"
Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo said when visiting Slipi subdistrict
in West Jakarta.

The city's subdistrict council members have not received their
monthly stipends of Rp 500,000 each and a meeting attendance
allowance of Rp 200,000 for the last three months.

Fauzi was quoted by BeritaJakarta.com, the city's official
website, as saying that the city administration will also
continue to distribute what it calls the PMDKE/P2KP fund (special
funds to empower poor people in all subdistricts) through the
subdistrict councils as there was as yet no better way of doing
it.

"But if any of you know of a better way of distributing and
managing the special fund, then please tell us," he told Slipi
residents.

Much of the money paid out from the special fund in many
subdistricts has been embezzled by local officials and members of
the subdistrict councils.--JP