Deputy Social Minister Emphasises Recruitment for People's School Based on DTSEN, Not Registration

Jakarta - Deputy Social Minister (Wamensos) Agus Jabo Priyono has emphasised that the recruitment of students for the People’s School is not based on registration, but through the National Single Social-Economic Data (DTSEN).

Agus stated that the People’s School is a priority programme of President Prabowo Subianto for children from poor families in decile 1 and decile 2, so recruitment is based on DTSEN.

“The People’s School is not based on registration, but on recruitment using DTSEN data, so it truly targets those who need it most,” said Agus Jabo in his statement on Friday (10/4/2026).

“We want to ensure all social programmes are integrated, on target, and have a real impact through strengthened coordination between central and regional levels,” he said.

If there are challenges in the field, the Deputy Social Minister has asked regional governments to coordinate further with the relevant technical units in the Ministry of Social Affairs.

“We will encourage the formation of community groups based on DTSEN, so that empowerment interventions can be more directed and target deciles 1 to 4,” he stated.

Adrianus emphasised that DTSEN strengthens empowerment through the formation of community groups based on data.

Teddy said that the Social Minister conveyed developments in the implementation of the People’s School based on DTSEN.

“In addition, developments in the distribution of social assistance were also conveyed, which continue to be endeavoured to be more on target guided by the National Single Social-Economic Data (DTSEN),” said Teddy.