President Prabowo Subiantio has ordered his ministers to formulate\nplans and budget requirements to ensure that free education can be\nprovided to children starting from kindergarten (TK).<\/p>\n
Following a limited meeting led by President Prabowo at the Merdeka\nPalace in Jakarta on Wednesday, the Minister of Primary and Secondary\nEducation, Prof.\u00a0Abdul Mu\u2019ti, explained that starting this year, School\nOperational Assistance (BOS) funds will not only be allocated to primary\nschools (SD) but also to kindergartens.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the strengthening of free education, we can report that we\nare utilising BOS and PIP funds. Therefore, children and students\nstudying in primary and kindergarten levels will, starting this year,\nreceive BOS funds for all students, as well as PIP (Smart Indonesia\nProgram) funds for students from underprivileged families,\u201d said Abdul\nMu\u2019ti during a press conference at the Merdeka Palace.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Abdul Mu\u2019ti stated that President Prabowo\nemphasised that free educational services must begin at the kindergarten\nlevel.<\/p>\n
\u201cA new policy from President Prabowo is that kindergartens, which\npreviously did not receive PIP, will receive PIP funds starting in 2027,\nwith an amount of Rp450,000 per year. This is his commitment,\u201d said\nAbdul Mu\u2019ti.<\/p>\n
Mu\u2019ti continued by noting that currently, only 23 per cent of\nkindergartens across various regions in Indonesia are state-run.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exact number of recipients will be announced later, including in\nrelation to the commitment to a 13-year compulsory education programme.\nAs there is a 13-year compulsory education mandate, there will be a\ncommitment to government support,\u201d added the Minister of Primary and\nSecondary Education.<\/p>\n
The 13-year Compulsory Education programme, which is part of the\nnational priority programme in the 2025\u20132029 National Medium-Term\nDevelopment Plan (RPJMN), consists of one year of preschool\n(kindergarten), six years of primary education, and six years of\nsecondary education. Moving forward, children aged 5 to 6 years must\nhave access to one year of preschool education before entering primary\nschool.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo led the meeting regarding free education from\nkindergarten to higher education at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on\nWednesday. The meeting, which lasted approximately two hours, was\nattended by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural\nAffairs, Pratikno; the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education,\nAbdul Mu\u2019ti; the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology,\nBrian Yuliarto; and the Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin\nUmar.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-aims-to-provide-free-education-starting-from-kindergarten-1790168043", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }