Jakarta – Chairman of the Golkar Party – Breaking DPR Ri M Sarmuji encouraged Islamic institutions at school schools to be allocated 20 percent of the education funds from the government revenue and expenditure budget (APBN). He said it was instructed by the National Education System Law (Sisdiknas). “The faction of the Golkar Party fully supports the inclusion of religious education such as Islamic residences in the review of the National Education System Act. It is important, so that Islamic residences also get funding rights of the APBN of 20 percent, the same as other educational institutions,” Sarmuji in Jakarta said, by Antara, Monday (13/10/2025). Browse to continue with the content Sarmuji emphasized that Islamic residences are an integral part of the national education system that plays a major role in shaping the country’s character and morals. However, he said, so far, many Islamic residences still survive with self -funds and voluntary donations. “Don’t let Islamic food schools struggle alone. The state must be systematically and sustainably present, not just with casual help,” he said. Furthermore, the Secretary -General of the Golkar party touched the tragedy of the collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic residence in Sidoarjo, East Java, which is a reminder that the state’s attention to Islamic residences should be structurally, not just charity. “Pondok Al Khoziny has received help from the APBN. This is proof that when the state is present, Islamic residences can get better facilities. But more importantly, we must ensure that this non-government-based religious education institution in the future receives continuous budget support,” he said. He assessed that if Islamic boarding schools were explicitly included in the review of the National Education Systems Act, the sustainability of their financing would be guaranteed and not dependent on the annual policy. In this way, he said, Islamic residences can improve the quality of education and the well -being of their teaching staff. “Not only must the state morally recognize the role of Islamic residences, but it must also emphasize fiscal,” he said. The East Java legislature emphasized that he would fight for the formulation of the review of national education system law to reflect truly justice for all forms of educational units in Indonesia, whether formally, non-formally or religiously based. “Islamic residences are not a supplement to national education, but rather the moral basis of the country. Thus, their right to education funds of the APBN are a form of state respect for the great contribution of Islamic residences in the history of Indonesian education,” he added. (FAS/FAS)
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