Ministry of Social Affairs (Indonesia)

The first minister of social affairs in the early days of independence was entrusted to Iwa Kusuma Sumantri. At that time, there were approximately 30 employees for the Labor and Social Affairs departments. Initially, the Ministry of Social Affairs office was located at Jalan Cemara no. 5 Jakarta, but when the capital city of the Indonesian Republic was moved to Yogyakarta, on January 10, 1946, the Ministry of Social Affairs moved their headquarters to the seminary building on Jl. Code Yogyakarta. Then, when the Indonesian government moved its capital back to Jakarta, the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established at Jalan Ir. Juanda 36, Central Jakarta, and has experienced a change of location again to Jalan Salemba Raya 28 Central Jakarta.{{cite web |title=Kementerian Sosial|trans-title=Ministry of Social Affairs|url=https://kompaspedia.kompas.id/baca/profil/lembaga/kementerian-sosial|lang=id|first=Topan|last=Yulianto|date=11 November 2020|access-date=22 September 2021|editor-first=Ignatius|editor-last=Kristanto|work=Kompas}}

During the presidency of Abdurrahman Wahid, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Information were formally dissolved. At that time, Wahid had the idea that social welfare services were sufficient for the community in Indonesia. However, various social welfare problems occurred, such as natural disasters, social disasters, as well as a surge in the population of the homeless and neglected children in Indonesia. As a result, former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs at that time formed an agency that is directly responsible under the president. Thus, the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN) was formed.

After the formation of the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN), problems were not immediately resolved. In fact, BKSN was understaffed due to the imbalance of the population and social problems. With such considerations, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established in the National Unity Cabinet but merged with the Ministry of Health into the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The merging of those two ministries also did not provide an adequate solution to the social welfare problems, and the social problems become increasingly complex.

During the Mutual Assistance Cabinet period, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established to carry out development tasks in the field of social welfare.

The Ministry of Social Affairs has the task of carrying out affairs in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection and handling of the poor to assist the President in carrying out state governance. In carrying out its duties, the Ministry of Social Affairs carries out the functions as follows:

1. Formulation, stipulation and implementation of policies in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection, and handling of the poor;
2. Determination of criteria and data for the poor and needy people;
3. Establishment of social rehabilitation standards;
4. Coordinating the implementation of duties, coaching, and providing administrative support to all elements of the organization within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
5. Management of State property / assets which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs;
6. Supervision of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
7. Implementation of technical guidance and supervision of the implementation of Ministry of Social affairs in the regions;
8. Implementation of education and training, research and development of social welfare, and social counseling; and
9. Implementation of substantive support to all organizational elements within the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Based on Presidential Decree No. 162/2024 and Minister of Social Affairs No. 1/2022 and 3/2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs is organized as follows:

1. Office of the Minister of Social Affairs
2. Office of the Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
3. Secretariat General
4. Bureau of Planning
5. Bureau of Finance
6. Bureau of Organization and Human Resources
7. Bureau of Law
8. Bureau of Public Relations
9. Bureau of General Affairs
10. Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security
11. Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security Secretariat
12. Directorate of Social Protection for Natural Disasters
13. Directorate of Social Protection for Social Disasters and Non-Natural Disasters
14. Directorate of Social Security
15. Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation
16. Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation Secretariat
17. Directorate of Child Social Rehabilitation
18. Directorate of Elderly Social Rehabilitation
19. Directorate of Disabled Social Rehabilitation
20. Directorate of Disaster Victims Social Rehabilitation and Emergency
21. Social Rehabilitation Integrated Centers
22. Social Rehabilitation Centers
23. Social Rehabilitation Pioneering Center, Tanjung Pinang
24. Directorate General of Social Empowerment
25. Directorate General of Social Empowerment Secretariat
26. Directorate of Community Empowerment for Isolated Communities and Social Entrepreneurship
27. Directorate of Community Empowerment
28. Directorate of Vulnerable Community Empowerment
29. Directorate of Social Potency and Social Resources
30. General Inspectorate
31. General Inspectorate Secretariat
32. Social Protection and Social Security Inspectorate
33. Social Rehabilitation Inspectorate
34. Social Empowerment Inspectorate
35. Supporting Inspectorate
36. Center for Education, Training, and Professional Development
37. Center for Social Welfare Data and Information
38. Special Advisor on Social Change and Social Dynamics
39. Special Advisor on Social Welfare Technology
40. Special Advisor on Social Accessibility

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