They are our parents who must be respected, valued and protected

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has symbolically distributed 40,419 Jakarta elderly cards (KLJ) to the elderly at Al-Amanah RPTRA, Jakarta Islamic Center (JIC) Complex, North Jakarta.

This best moment is also attended by Jakarta Family Welfare Movement (PKK) Head, Fery Farhati, Social Agency Head, Irmansyah, and North Jakarta Mayor, Syamsuddin Lologau.

Anies hoped that the card worth Rp 600,000 per month could lighten their burden in fulfilling daily needs.

"They are our parents who must be respected, valued and protected. Including in its welfare, so we inject financial aid to them," he expressed, Wednesday (4/24).

Through elderly card, the user will get the best service and get priority, especially when doing banking transactions.

"I instructed PT Bank DKI to serve them very well as platinum customers," he stressed.

Nevertheless his party continues to collect data of elderly who have yet to get the card. To do it optimally he needs the role of the locals.

In the meantime, Jakarta Social Agency's Social Protection Division Head, Tarmijo Damanik expressed that this social aid was set in Gubernatorial Regulation No. 193/2017 on Social Aid Distribution for Elderly.

"Last year we distributed 28,420 cards, and this year we target 11,999 elderly," he uttered.

To get it, every applicant must have Jakarta ID card, over the age of 60 years, irregular income, chronic illness, and neglected.