Semarang City Government will submit a Pesantren concept with the DPRD

Jakarta – Semarang Mayor, Agustina Wilujeng, reinforces the role of Pesantren in the development of community character by submitting a draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) in the Islamic residences. According to Agustina, the existence of Pesantren makes a major contribution to the formation of an entire Indonesian person, so it needs local policy support, so that its development and development is more optimal. “The Pesantren Act has been accepted for some time in my first period in the Indonesian parliament. So the city government of the semarang has now proposed the Pesantren concept regional regulation,” Agustina said in his obstacle on Sunday (5/10/2025). Browse to continue with the content he transferred when he attended the presentation of the Dhikr and Waosan Burdah Jagagawang Aswaja meeting at the Al Ishlah Islamic boarding school, Mangkang Kulon, on Saturday (4/10). He explained that the submission of the draft regulation would be performed by an official mechanism in the Semarang City DPRD and involved the public testing process for six months. At that stage, the community, scholars and caregivers of Islamic residences will be asked to provide input to the articles discussed. “If there is a perpetration on Pesantren later, the city government will have the freedom to help and promote the pestren, especially the little ones and do not have sufficient resources,” he added. Agustina rate, Pesantren so far plays a role as a ‘Candradimuka crater’, a place for the formation of character, discipline and intellectuality of SANTRI. Many national figures were born of Pesantren, which he believes shows how strategically the role of this traditional educational institution is in the development of the country. “Some of the residences were born exceptionally large figures. If the regulations were made later, different religious and cultural activities could be more integrated. The government could also assume the noble values ​​of the pestren to strengthen the norms and culture of the community,” he said. Agustina’s presence was warmly welcomed by the Kiai, Santri, as well as the Jamamah on the Aswaja goalkeeper. In addition to staying in contact, Agustina also appreciated the work of Jagagawang Aswaja who, for a decade, acted the values ​​of moderation and unity of the people in the city of Semarang. “I hope that the spirit of togetherness as in Jagagawang Aswaja can continue to grow in the community. The government and Pesanren must go hand in hand to build the character of the country,” Agustina concluded. Also watch the video “The death toll from the collapse of Al Khoziny Ponpes to 37 people here” here: (Prf/Ega)