DPRD DIY Oversees Optimisation of 'Sekolah Rakyat' Programme Implementation

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Regional Representative Council (DPRD) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) carried out an in-region working visit (KDD) to Sekolah Rakyat Terpadu (SRT) 1 in Kulon Progo in order to oversee the optimisation of the national programme’s implementation in the province.

“We must ensure that children of school age facing social and economic hardship in DIY have access to decent and sustainable education,” said Dwi Wahyu, Chair of Commission D of the DPRD DIY, in Yogyakarta on Tuesday.

He said the programme’s success must be measured by the extent to which its benefits are genuinely felt by the communities it targets.

“This good programme must not miss the people who truly need it because of data problems or poor coordination in the field,” he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chair of Commission D of the DPRD DIY, Anton Prabu Semendawai, stressed the importance of data validation in determining prospective participants for the Sekolah Rakyat programme.

He considered collaboration among all parties, especially facilitators of the Family Hope Programme (PKH), to be a key factor in ensuring the available quota is used to its fullest.

“Field data validation involving PKH facilitators is crucial so that the quota available at each level can be absorbed optimally and reach the right targets. With accurate data, educational assistance genuinely reaches the children who need it,” he said.

According to data from the Ministry of Social Affairs, the target quota for the Sekolah Rakyat Programme in DIY in 2026 is 90 students each for the primary (SD), junior secondary (SMP) and senior secondary (SMA) levels.

In addition, the Sekolah Rakyat Sentra Terpadu Sonosewu in Bantul Regency has also been allocated 60 students at each level as part of the programme’s development in DIY.