PDIP supports the establishment of the Directorate General of Islamic Boarding Schools, and encourages it to become an engine of progress

Jakarta – PDIP supports the establishment of the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Islamic Residences within the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag). PDIP considers this the right step to encourage the progress of Islamic residences. “This is a good thing because we see that the role of santri is very important,” Hasto said on Wednesday (10/22/2025) at the Party School, Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta. SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT Hasto said that at the beginning of independence, the president and preacher of the Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno, raised the spirit about Islamic boarding school students. He said his party would also strengthen the narrative of patriotism. “As part of the dedication to religion. Hubbul wathon minal faith is what will encourage us, but also with an awareness to build Indonesia’s leadership for the world, for that we must move quickly, so that Islamic residences can also become cars of progress,” he said. “Bung Karno said that Islam should also be connected with science,” he added. Quoted from the Ministry of Religion website, Deputy Minister of Religion (Wamenag), Father Muhammad Syafi’i conveyed the news that President Prabowo approved the establishment of the Directorate General of Islamic Boarding Schools. He called the birth of the Directorate General of Islamic Boarding Schools the most beautiful gift on Santri Day. Through an official letter numbered B-617/M/D-1/HK.03.00/10/2025 dated October 21, 2025, President Prabowo, through the Minister of State Secretary, gave the green light to immediately establish the Directorate General of Islamic Residences. The Deputy Minister of Religion explained that the main purpose of establishing this new directorate was to give much greater attention to Islamic residences. “Thank God, I have just received news from the Ministry of State Secretariat regarding the issuance of the approval of the initiative permit for the preparation of the draft presidential regulation (Perpres) regarding amendments to presidential regulation number 152 of 2024 regarding the ministry of religion,” said the deputy minister of religion, on Wednesday at the Santri Day call in Jakarta. (22/10). (amw/idn)