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        "id": 1721975,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-basic-and-secondary-education-to-change-pip-fund-proposal-scheme-1778183839",
        "date": "2026-05-06 18:31:07",
        "title": "Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education to Change PIP Fund Proposal Scheme",
        "author": "Hasanul Rizqa",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) is revising the proposal scheme for the Indonesia Pintar Programme (PIP) funds to ensure optimal absorption, following the return of over Rp600 billion to the state treasury due to technical, geographical, and bureaucratic hurdles rather than violations. The changes will allow schools to submit proposals directly, bypassing local education offices for more accurate data. In collaboration with the Attorney General's Office, the Jaga Indonesia Pintar platform enables direct reporting of fund misuse by recipients, with swift legal action promised for criminal findings.",
        "content": "<p>BANDUNG \u2013 Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education\n(Kemendikdasmen) is changing the proposal scheme for the Indonesia\nPintar Programme (PIP) funds to ensure they can be absorbed optimally.\nThis was stated by Deputy Minister of Basic and Secondary Education\n(Wamendikdasmen) Atip Latipulhayat.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, based on data collected by Kemendikdasmen, there\nare PIP funds worth more than Rp600 billion that have been returned to\nthe state treasury. This is due to various technical and geographical\nobstacles in the field, preventing the funds from being disbursed.<\/p>\n<p>Atip emphasised that the return of funds due to these technical\nreasons is mostly not caused by violations, but by recipients\u2019 lack of\nknowledge. Additionally, there are factors of inefficient bureaucratic\nprocesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, around Rp600 billion has been returned. This return is mainly\ndue to reasons that are actually not violations, but due to lack of\nknowledge, lack of clarity, and geographical reasons. We will fix that,\u201d\nsaid Wamendikdasmen Atip at the launch of Jaga Indonesia Pintar together\nwith the Attorney General\u2019s Office in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday\n(6\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>To minimise idle funds, he continued, Kemendikdasmen is now reviewing\nchanges to the PIP recipient proposal policy. Atip proposed that\nsubmissions can be made directly by schools, no longer through local\ngovernment education offices (disdik). This way, the incoming data will\nbe more factual and in line with students\u2019 conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor\u2019s office stated that the Jaga Indonesia Pintar\nplatform serves as a direct monitoring system for PIP recipients to\nreport any form of fund deductions or abuse of authority.<\/p>\n<p>According to Deputy Attorney General for Intelligence (Jamintel) Reda\nManthovani, this system provides direct access for students and parents\nto report if the received PIP funds are not intact. He emphasised that\nthe Attorney General\u2019s Office will follow up if findings relate to\ncriminal matters.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-basic-and-secondary-education-to-change-pip-fund-proposal-scheme-1778183839",
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