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        "id": 1428865,
        "msgid": "rp-13-billion-fund-for-scholarships-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-03-08 00:00:00",
        "title": "Rp 13 billion fund for scholarships",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Rp 13 billion fund for scholarships JAKARTA (JP): The government has earmarked Rp 13 billion to provide scholarships to more than 57,000 needy students from private and state elementary to senior high schools in the capital, an official said. Head of the city office of the Ministry of Education and Culture Alwi Nurdin said on Friday that the scholarships were being provided under the social safety net program.",
        "content": "<p>Rp 13 billion fund for scholarships<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): The government has earmarked Rp 13 billion to<br>\nprovide scholarships to more than 57,000 needy students from<br>\nprivate and state elementary to senior high schools in the<br>\ncapital, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the city office of the Ministry of Education and<br>\nCulture Alwi Nurdin said on Friday that the scholarships were<br>\nbeing provided under the social safety net program.<\/p>\n<p>\"The government is channeling the scholarships directly to the<br>\nstudents through post offices located near their houses,\" he told<br>\nThe Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 57,913 students, comprising 12,807 elementary<br>\nschool students, 29,974 junior high school students and 15,132<br>\nhigh school students, are receiving Rp 120,000 annually, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the funds cover the students' school costs, including<br>\nschool fees, stationery and other necessities.<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship provision, sponsored by the World Bank, began<br>\nin July last year. The Rp 13 billion fund is to cover<br>\nscholarships through the next 1999\/2000 fiscal year, he said,<br>\nadding that provision of the funds for the following fiscal year<br>\ndepended on the country's condition at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Existing data shows there are 447,482 elementary, junior high<br>\nand senior high school students throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>Alwi said that students eligible for the scholarships was<br>\ndecided upon by a school committee consisting of school<br>\nprincipals, public figures and city officials.<\/p>\n<p>A member of City Council Commission E for social welfare, Afif<br>\nHamka, said he hoped the authority seriously controlled<br>\ndistribution of the scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>\"I hope that the scholarship distribution is not tainted by<br>\ncollusion and nepotism. Otherwise, the number of dropouts will<br>\ncontinue to increase,\" he said. (ind\/ylt)<\/p>",
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