PENAJAM - The North Penajam Paser Regency Government, East Kalimantan has allocated a budget of approximately Rp. 3 billion for tuition assistance or scholarships for the program of a thousand scholars and memorizing the Koran (Tahfidz).
"We propose a Rp3 billion scholarship budget in the 2022 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget," said Head of the People's Welfare Section of the North Penajam Paser Regency, Anang Widianto in Penajam, as reported by Antara, Friday, January 14.
The awarding of merit scholarships in 2022 was canceled due to insufficient funds. So, tuition assistance is prioritized for the flagship program of a thousand scholars and memorizing the Qur'an.
The quota for tuition assistance for a thousand undergraduates is also limited due to the limited budget of the North Penajam Paser Regency Government.
The scholarship program for a thousand undergraduates which is intended for underprivileged residents is only provided for 90 people, and for those who memorize the Qur'an, they are waiting for registration.
The requirement for recipients of tuition assistance for the thousand undergraduate program, he explained, was only required to show a certificate of incapacity and receive assistance once a year.
However, Anang Widianto could not confirm the disbursement of the scholarship, because the authority to pay tuition assistance was under the authority of the Regional Finance and Assets Agency (BKAD).
"In 2021, there will be six students and Quran memorization being assisted, and several people studying abroad," he said. up to undergraduate.
The North Penajam Paser Regency Government, he stressed, continues to be committed to implementing various programs to advance the education sector.
These educational programs are an effort to prepare better quality human resources in North Penajam Paser Regency.
Just information about Sharpeners. The Regent of North Penajam Paser, Abdul Gafur Mas'ud, yesterday was arrested and detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in connection with an alleged corruption case.
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