Just some time ago we were shocked by the discovery of fake vaccines, now, the public and government are again shocked by the discovery of fake BPJS Health cards in West Bandung Regency, West Java. Based on information collected by PATTIRO from various media, the fake BPJS Health cards are thought to be owned by …
Two Main Causes of the Appearance of Fake BPJS Health Cards Read More »
Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages gives villages the freedom to manage themselves and carry out development in accordance with the needs of their residents. The Village Law emphasizes that the government must provide opportunities for villages to become more independent in running their government, without excessive intervention from the central government, provincial government …
Last weekend, a number of villages in Central Java Province experienced floods and landslides due to heavy rain. Responding to this incident, Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Marwan Jafar issued a statement that village governments affected by the disaster could use 2016 village funds to repair and rebuild damaged village infrastructure. …
Law Number 5 of 1979 concerning Village Government is no longer valid since the government passed Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages. One thing that differentiates the Village Law and the Village Government Law is the clause regarding village funds. Village funds are funds provided by the central government originating from the State Revenue …
The village assistant candidates who were declared to have passed the administrative and written tests, took the psychological test on June 4. If they pass the psychological test stage again, they will face a final test stage, namely a qualification evaluation test based on the candidate’s resume or CV and other supporting documents sent to …
The Team Seven must be objective in passing prospective village assistants Read More »
The working period of tens of thousands of professional village assistants will ended on March 31 2016. The government has started to move to carry out re-recruitment. Unfortunately, this recruitment actually resulted in chaos and mutual accusations. There are parties who feel that this was deliberately done by the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged …
The first phase of 2016 village funds of around IDR 28.2 trillion is ready to be disbursed by the government on March 16. President Joko Widodo ordered that all village funds be used only for infrastructure development purposes. Unfortunately, the president’s order received strong resistance from the village government. Based on PATTIRO’s findings in several …
Village Rejects Policy on Using 100% Village Funds for Infrastructure Read More »
International Women’s Day which falls today, March 8 2016, is a day where women around the world commemorate their successes in various fields, both economic, political and social. In Indonesia, unfortunately, there are still many things that prevent women from developing and becoming more involved in various community activities. One of them is the strong …
International Women’s Day, Women Begin to Actively Play a Role as Village Change Agents Read More »
Just a year after the government implemented regulations regarding the provision of village funds, the number of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) has jumped sharply. Based on data from the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT), at the end of 2014, there were only around 4 thousand BUMDes. However, data as of …
Regarding BUMDes, PATTIRO: Ministry of Villages PDTT Must Be Transparent Read More »
The government through the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT) revealed that there is potential for inequality in implementing the Village Law due to low community participation starting from the planning stage to monitoring village development. To prevent the emergence of this inequality and at the same time encourage the …
Jakarta, 4 February 2016 – The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration on 1 February inaugurated the formation of the Village Task Force with the hope of accelerating and ensuring the accurate distribution, use and management of village funds. To ensure that this goal is realized, the Minister of Villages, Development of …
Jakarta, 28 January 2016 – Indonesia is facing complicated nutrition problems. The 2013 Basic Health Research data shows that the number of infants weighing less prevalence is at 19.6%. While on the other hand, the number of obese children remains high, at 18.8%. This obesity problem also happens to the teenagers and the adults. PATTIRO …
PATTIRO: The Villages Should Be At the Forefront in Alleviating Malnutrition Problems Read More »
