Sutiyoso won't review 'Renstra'

Sutiyoso won't review 'Renstra'

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso refused to modify his strategic
plan (Renstra) for city development over the next five years
through the inclusion of concrete programs.

"(The programs) should be included in the city development
program (Propeda), instead of Renstra," Sutiyoso said in a
plenary session of the city council on Tuesday.

According to government regulation 108/2000, an elected
governor is obliged to design a Renstra, which will be used to
evaluate the governor's performance.

Most of the city council factions urged Sutiyoso to review the
Renstra and include some concrete programs in it, such as the
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and East Flood Canal projects.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle suggested the
administration include a proposal for free tuition to cover the
nine-year basic education period.

In response, the city administration plans to exempt students
of state junior high schools from paying school fees, although
that was not included in the Renstra. Elementary school students
have been exempt from paying the fees since last year.--JP