JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) will soon begin construction work on People's Schools in 65 locations throughout Indonesia.
The locations are spread from Aceh to Papua.
Quoted from a post on the official Instagram account @kementerianpu, Friday, May 2, the Ministry of PU is present to open access to learning to remote areas of the country through the construction of the People's School Program.
The 65 locations for the construction of People's Schools are in Aceh (2 points); North Sumatra (3 points); West Sumatra (3 points); Riau (1 point); Jambi (1 point); and Bengkulu (1 point).
Then, in South Sumatra (2 points); DKI Jakarta (3 points); West Java (10 points); Central Java (7 points); DI. Yogyakarta (2 points); and East Java (12 points).
Then, in Bali (1 point); West Nusa Tenggara (1 point); East Nusa Tenggara (1 point); Central Kalimantan (1 point); South Kalimantan (2 points); and Central Sulawesi (1 point).
Furthermore, in South Sulawesi (4 points), Southeast Sulawesi (1 point); North Sulawesi (2 points); North Maluku (2 points); Papua (1 point); and Papua Pegunungan (1 point).
"A total of 65 points of renovation of the People's School building to be completed in June 2025," wrote the statement on the account.
For information, the People's School is a 100 percent free boarding school for children from poor and extremely poor families that is available for elementary, middle and high school levels.
The People's School is part of the poverty alleviation program under Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 8 of 2025.
Previously, the Ministry of Public Works targeted that the construction work of the People's School in 65 locations would be carried out in the third week of May 2025.
Meanwhile, the technical planning documents for the People's School construction work were completed in the fourth week of April 2025.
"Phase 1 of the People's School in 65 locations has completed the technical planning documents in the fourth week of April 2025 and is targeted to start construction in the third week of May 2025," said Dody as quoted from his written statement, Friday, May 2.
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In its implementation, the handling of the 1st phase of the People's School in 65 locations will use the model 1 method with the scope of activities including the rehabilitation/renovation of existing buildings owned by the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), universities, local governments, BUMN and the private sector.
"Currently, there is a Decree of the Minister of Public Works (Kepmen PU) regarding the determination of 65 locations for Phase 1 of the People's Schools and is currently in the process of preparing the procurement of construction service providers and consulting service providers," he said.
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