Sri Mulyani: Budget allocation for human schools reaches RP. 7 trillion

Jakarta -Minister of Finance (Minister of Finance), Sri Mulyani said the budget allocation for the People’s School program reached RP 7 trillion taken by the 2025 state budget. The amount is the entire industry needs of the people’s schools from the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs to the Ministry of Public Works. The case was transferred by Sri Mulyani when he visited the Middle People’s School of 10 Jakarta at Saifullah Yusuf or Gus Ipul. According to him, the operational budget for 200 people’s schools will increase the following year. “This year around RP. 7 Trillion for the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Public Works in him is teachers in the Ministry of Education and Center, this is all cooperation. Next year it will increase because his work is 1 year for 200 schools that will last,” Sri Mulyani said in the Pusdiklatbag Prof Minister of Margaguna, South Jakarta, Saturday (9/8/2025). Browse to continue with the content “Yes, later, if the budget is in general, but not all in the Ministry of Social Affairs, so if suit Social Minister says the budget is so, the budget in PU is different,” he added. Budget award, explains Sri Mulyani focused on operating costs, ranging from dormitories, electricity, laptops to uniforms. While the 2026 budget allocation will be delivered directly by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto when the APBN is discussed with the DPR. “(Budget allocation) will focus on operating costs because children find a place to live, electricity, water, internet, uniform, the laptop was also a dormitorial, assistant teacher, principal, until the education teacher entered the operation,” Sri Mulyani said. “For this year for 157, it must be prepared in August or early September, next year, 200 (People’s Schools), so that the president will be budgeted later on the 15th of the 2026 APBN, which will be discussed with the DPR, including the public school, the budget will increase quite large,” he explained. Sri Mulyani revealed that the People’s School program was the idea of President Prabowo Subianto. The purpose is that Indonesian children are not caught up in the inter-generation poverty cycle. “The idea of the president when we spoke in a cabinet meeting, many people argued because there were many children, especially of vulnerable children, how they would not be caught in the inter-generation poverty cycle,” he explained. “So that the president asked the ministers how these children were included in a good school, not only enough, but also very good. He claims that he is happy to see that the students had hope for their future again.” It was very happy to see that children have a confidence. That they had hope that it was probably dull or not, and that it was then translated by the Minister of Social Affairs by the concept of People’s School where children of families were unable to be cultivated, and that they gave curricular and non-curricular activities, “Sri Mulyani said. one day by students. “What is the most memorable (in people’s schools),” Sri Mulyani said. I am more disciplined here, Madam, ‘Javanese students again. So at least you are grateful that the country is present and gives you an opportunity, “Sri Mulyani said.” So think positive and always care about the Republic of Indonesia, “he concluded.