Erick Thohir Initiation Of BUMN To Commemorate Heroes' Day: Semen Indonesia Provides Scholarships In South Sulawesi

President Director of PT Semen Tonasa, Subhan (second from right) handed over college scholarships to Adhela Anugrah Sari and Aiman Sabar Rezeky. (Photo: SIG)

JAKARTA - In commemoration of Heroes' Day 2020, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises is organizing a Higher Education scholarship program for children of the TNI and Polri. The scholarships were handed out simultaneously by state-owned companies in 34 provinces via video conference witnessed by BUMN Minister Erick Thohir, TNI Territorial Assistant, Maj. Gen. Madsuni and Assistant Chief of Police for Human Resources, Inspector General Sutrisno Yudi Hermawan.

General Manager of CSR SIG, Edy Saraya said, PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG), which is one of the BUMNs that participates in activities with the Ministry of BUMN, contributes through the Smart GIS Program by providing scholarships to 72 children of university students. members of the TNI and Polri with outstanding achievements in South Sulawesi Province.

"The scholarship given is Rp. 360 million. Hopefully this scholarship assistance can encourage students to study and become a superior generation," said Edy in a statement received by VOI, Wednesday, November 11.

BUMN Minister Erick Thohir in his speech said that Heroes' Day must be interpreted properly, if it was done in the past with wars and many died, but now it is different. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises is currently helping the government in various ways, such as providing relief from electricity costs, credit assistance and other initiatives for a larger number of people, one of which is providing scholarships for the sons and daughters of members of the TNI and Polri.

"We see that many members of the TNI and Polri have children in universities who excel. In this program, the selected students have an active student status and a minimum GPA of 3.0. Our selected students provide scholarships of Rp. 5 million per person. The number of recipients is 2,200 people. consisting of 1,593 sons and daughters of TNI members and 607 sons and daughters of members of the National Police spread across 34 provinces, "said Erick Thohir.

Meanwhile, the SIG scholarship recipient, Adhela Anugrah Sari, a student at the Indonesian Muslim University in Makassar, appreciated this scholarship program.

"Hopefully more and more students will receive scholarships in the future," he said.