School fees waived in East Java

School fees waived in East Java

SURABAYA: Starting this month, the East Java provincial
administration waive the school fees at public elementary and
junior high schools.

For this year, the administration has earmarked Rp 365 billion
(US$43 million) to support the policy, Imam Utomo, the governor
of East Java, has said.

The governor has promised that by 2005, the policy will
include senior high schools as well.

Separately, the chairman of the East Java Education Council,
Daniel Rosyid, hailed the policy, saying that it was necessary to
enhance the quality of human resources in the province.

"The most important thing now is how to monitor the funds, so
that there will be no corruption in the disbursement," he said.
-- JP