Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T Purnama requested the local RT/RW caretakers to regularly report the condition of each region.

What is the RT/RW goal? It’s to monitor households condition in neighborhood area

Ahok acknowledged RT/RW must active in monitoring the respective areas. This is regarding of children violence case in Jakarta.

“ What is the RT/RW goal? It’s to monitor households condition in neighborhood area ,” he said at City Hall, Friday (10/9).

He further said that during this time, most of RT / RW instead simply rent stalls to street vendors only, although they get a salary from RT/RW post.

“That’s why refreshment needs to be done to prevent dominant action,” he uttered.

Moreover, Gubernatorial Regulation (Pergub) No. 168/2014 on Guidelines for RT / RW of the RT/RW obligation mentioned RT chairman must report the condition at least three times a day. There are at least 90 reports per month. Then there is mobile telephone toll charges budgeting Rp 75 thousand per month.

The RT/RW Chairman can participate actively use their voucher to report and follow up on the neighborhood problems.

Finally, he treatened RT/RW Head if they aren’t execute their obligation well, they will loss their wages. In addition, urban village head is now have such an authorization to dismiss RT/RW heads. "We must take strict action," he finished.