Officials discuss grant guidelines

Officials discuss grant guidelines

JAKARTA: The City Council's Commission E on people's welfare
met with officials of the City Elementary Education Agency on
Tuesday to discuss guidelines on the use of the scholarship
grants for schools following reports of alleged misuse of the
funds by some schools.

Commission chairman Dani Anwar said it would require the
agency to make specific guidelines to avoid various
interpretations of the clauses.

"School budget allocations must be stated in detail," said
Dani.

The grants have come under the spotlight after the council
discovered that a school had used the scholarship fund intended
for disadvantaged students to purchase an air-conditioner and TV
set for the school principal.

The meeting was initially scheduled to take place at the
agency's office on Jl. Jatinegara Timur, East Jakarta, but was
later moved to a hotel in Central Jakarta. Commission members
were informed of the change of venue at the last minute, raising
suspicions that officials were trying to evade the media. --JP