Social Affairs Deputy Minister Hands Over Rp 1.13 Billion in ATENSI Assistance to Pemalang Community
The assistance includes ATENSI aid from the Kartini Integrated Centre in Temanggung to 529 beneficiaries valued at Rp 869,745,500, cataract surgery operational cost assistance from the Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security to 21 beneficiaries worth Rp 40,950,000, and child violence prevention education from the Directorate General of Child Social Rehabilitation to 87 beneficiaries worth Rp 21,660,000. Other provisions include the establishment of Disaster Preparedness Villages and Social Granaries, TAGANA (Disaster Relief Volunteers) school programmes, and bereavement compensation for natural disaster victims totalling Rp 155,897,000 and Rp 45,000,000.
“We came to Pemalang to carry out the President’s mandate so that our brothers and sisters who have been unreachable can be reached, and they can feel the presence of the state,” said Agus Jabo in a statement on Monday (18/5/2026).
Agus Jabo also called on all parties to strengthen the spirit of mutual cooperation (gotong royong) to assist communities facing social issues. He emphasised that the government must not remain idle while seeing people live in difficulty, noting that various presidential priority programmes are being implemented to assist those previously untouched by government services.
“Today, the Ministry of Social Affairs, together with the Pemalang Regency Government, is proving the President’s command that we are fighting so that the people of Pemalang can smile,” added Agus Jabo.
The Regent of Pemalang, Anom Widyantoro, expressed his gratitude for the Ministry of Social Affairs’ assistance, noting that the ministry’s presence is tangible in the regency. He also expressed full support for the ‘Sekolah Rakyat’ (People’s School) programme, a government priority. He noted that preparations for the development of a school in Banjarmulya Village, covering 9.4 hectares, have been planned seriously.
In addition to financial aid and empowerment programmes, the Ministry of Social Affairs also distributed ATENSI packages containing basic necessities for the elderly, disability aids, hearing aids, wheelchairs, tricycles, children’s bicycles, and business assistance such as sewing machines for vulnerable groups. Symbolically, Agus Jabo and Anom Widyantoro presented the aid to representatives of the elderly, hearing-impaired, children, and vulnerable community clusters.