Development Support: Jambi Provincial Government Assists 1,164 Houses Of Worship Units And Religious Education Institutions

The handover of grant funds for the construction of houses of worship in Jambi Province some time ago. (Doc. ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Jambi)

JAMBI - During the period 2022 and 2023, the Jambi Provincial Government has submitted development assistance for 1,164 houses of worship and religious education institutions. Jambi Governor Al Haris said the assistance provided is expected to be beneficial for the community in development efforts in the security sector of Jambi Province. "Every year we continue to budget to help build houses of worship and educational institutions, hopefully this assistance can provide comfort to the community to carry out worship and development of religious education institutions in an effort to improve the human resources of Jambi Province," he said in a written statement received in Jambi, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, June 1. The development assistance was channeled through the Jambi Provincial Budget for the fiscal year 2022 and 2023 with a total budget of IDR 67.14 billion.

The details are that grant funds for places of worship as much as Rp. 50.44 billion are divided into two fiscal years. In 2022 local governments will help grant houses of worship 295 units with a budget of Rp. 19.41 billion. In addition to houses of worship, the Jambi Provincial Government has assisted religious education institutions in the form of Islamic Boarding Schools (Ponpes), Madrasah Diniyah Takmiiyah, Madrasah Private Ibtidaiyah, Madrasah Tsanawiyah Private, and Aliyah Private. During 2022 and 2023, the government distributed grants to 259 units of religious education institutions with a budget of Rp. 16.69 billion. In 2022, assistance was distributed to 129 units of religious education institutions with a budget of Rp9.2 billion and in 2023 as many as 130 units with a budget of Rp7.48 billion.