Kalaberg's self-expression; It is putting people to work / Parliament's ignorance of the details of the self-declaration plan

Criticizing the government's self-proclaimed plan to increase Kalaberg, the vice-chairman of the social commission of the parliament considered this action unnecessary and caused the cost and waste of people's time and warned that this process could increase public distrust.

Ali Jafari-Azer, the vice-chairman of the Social Commission of the Islamic Council, in an interview with the parliamentary reporter, Ambassador Arjan, criticized the government's recent action in the field of self-declaration to increase the credit of Kalaberg, and considered this plan unnecessary and contrary to the expectations that had been created earlier about livelihood support for the people.

He stated: Last year, when the government raised the issue of freeing the exchange rate, it was announced that to compensate for the difference caused by this decision, Kalaberg credit will be provided to the people in order to reduce some of the living pressure of families through the purchase of some items, especially food. The parliament also supported this policy, and in last year's budget, significant resources, amounting to 900 hemats, were considered for this issue.

Jafari Azar added: With the increase in the exchange rate, the resources at the disposal of the government have increased compared to the time of making this decision, and according to him, the relevant credit has also doubled compared to the time of the initial decision. However, the government's recent move to implement a self-declaration aimed at increasing demand raises concerns that earlier promises of livelihood support will face new restrictions.

Why should people re-register information that the government has?

Referring to the multiplicity of information systems in the country, the vice-chairman of the social commission of the parliament emphasized: since the implementation of the law on the targeting of subsidies in 2009, various systems have been created to record and maintain demographic information, real estate and transactions, bank accounts and salary payments, and the connection between these systems has gradually expanded.

He continued: When such infrastructures have been created by spending significant costs and various information is available to government agencies, the question arises, why should people once again go to counter offices to provide information and register applications? If the available information is not enough, the government should specify where the defect is and why this problem should be compensated by people's visit.

Jafari-Azer clarified: This method not only has no specific added value, but also creates the impression in the society that the government may seek to remove some people from the cycle of receiving livelihood support; A perception that can damage public trust.

The cost of 500 thousand tomans and long queues; What is the contribution of people to self-expression?

Referring to people's referrals to counter offices, he said: I have raised this issue with the president as well. According to me, people who go to counter offices to do this process may spend about 500 thousand Tomans and wait in line from the early hours of the morning; While it is not clear what result this referral will have for them.

Jafari Azar added: People say that we will pay this fee, hoping that if the request is approved, a limited amount will be added to their credit card. In a situation where households are facing many economic problems, imposing such a cost to pursue support that is supposed to help improve their livelihoods is not defensible.

Criticizing the bringing of people from villages to cities to register information in counter offices, this member of parliament said: In some cases, people have come from villages to the city and have been standing in the self-declaration queue of Kalaberg since 10:00 am. It is not necessary to create such queues, even in the current situation, and it may also provide the basis for tension and accumulation; An issue that is significant from the social and security point of view.

The parliament did not know the details of the self-declaration plan

Criticizing the manner of informing and making decisions about this plan, the vice-chairman of the Social Committee of the Parliament said: It is not clear why this matter was assigned to the Program and Budget Organization and why the members of the Parliament, especially the members of the Social Committee, were not informed of the details before its implementation.

He added: Neither the Minister of Labor nor the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare have provided a specific explanation or explanatory report to the representatives to find out what is going to happen and what is the basis for implementing this process. When a decision is made on an issue with such social dimensions, the responsible body is expected to explain its reasons, objectives and mechanism to the representatives before implementation.

Referring to the issue of this issue in the presence of the president, governor, deputies and members of parliament, Jafari-Azer said: In one of the cities, people approached me and explained that they have been standing in line at counter offices since morning to make self-declarations. This situation shows that the implementation of the plan, without paying enough attention to people's problems and its implementation consequences, can create new difficulties.

What happened to Qalibaf's remark about Kalaberg's target community?

Referring to the process of implementation of Kalaberg in the past, he said: At the time of raising the issue of Kalaberg, the speaker of the parliament had indicated that instead of paying subsidies to about 80 million Iranians, support could be allocated to the same 72 million people who received cash subsidies before. However, according to Jafari-Azer, the government made a hasty decision and allocated Kalaberg to all Iranian families.

This member of parliament emphasized that significant demographic and financial information is available to the government, and the government has access to information related to the financial circulation of household heads. Therefore, before sending people to the counter offices to re-register information, it should clarify why the capacity of the existing systems is not used and in which department the problem is exactly.

In the end, Jafari Azar emphasized that he will follow up on this matter and regarding the impeachment of Ahmad Midari, the Minister of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, he also said: So far, nothing concrete has happened in this regard, and we must wait and see what decision will be taken in the public session of the parliament next day.