Raskin Recipients in West Jakarta Reach 47,628 RTSs

Head of Social Welfare Division for West Jakarta Administration, Bambang Joko said currently the number of household target of raskin (rice for the poor) recipients which are spread in 8 sub-districts in West Jakarta reach 47,628 RTSs. 

From those sub-districts, Cengkareng Sub-District has the most RTS of raskin recipients. Because, Cengkareng is categorized as a densely populated area

In details, those 8 sub-districts with raskin recipient are Cengkareng Sub-District (14,329 RTSs or 30 percent), Kalideres (10,821 RTSs or 22 percent), Tambora (5,693 RTSs or 11 percent), Kebon Jeruk (4,788 RTSs or 10 percent), Kembangan (3,717 RTSs or 7.9 percent), Grogol Petamburan (3,148 or 6.7 percent), Taman Sari (2,827 or 6 percent) and (Palmerah 2,310 or 4.8 percent).

"From those sub-districts, Cengkareng Sub-District has the most RTS of raskin recipients. Because, Cengkareng is categorized as a densely populated area," told Joko, Thursday (6/25).

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Joko admitted, the distribution is uneven in 56 urban villages from 8 sub-districts. As there are still urban villages in arrears paying the rice thus the next distribution could not be sent. 

"The distribution is still uneven until this June 2015 due to there are still urban village in arrears the payment," he stated.

But mostly each urban village has received the rice for 4 times. While for Pegadungan Baru Urban Village is once, Meruya Utara Urban Village 5 times and some urban villages 2 times," he explained. 

Each RTS is given as much as 15 kilograms of rice by Rp 1,600 per kilogram.