Acting Governor Of DKI Affirms Free Private Schools Don't Remove KJP

Acting Governor Of DKI Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi/DOK Public Relations DKI Provincial Government

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi emphasized that the free private school program implemented in 2015/2026 will not use a budget transferred from the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP).

Therefore, Teguh ensured that free schools would be run without removing the KJP program, which is an educational assistance for underprivileged students.

"The strategic issue in the preparation of the 2025 FY APBD is the implementation of free private schools by not eliminating the provision of KJP social assistance (Jakartu Jakarta Pintar)," said Teguh in Jakarta, Friday, November 15.

Dijelaskan, APBD tahun anggaran 2025 direncanakan sebesar Rp91,14 triliun. Menurutnya, nilai tersebut naik 11,53 persen dibandingkan APBD 2024. Rinciannya, pendapatan daerah sebesar Rp81,68 triliun; belanja daerah sebesar Rp82 triliun; dan pembiayaan daerah sebesar Rp643,41 miliar.

Teguh explained several other priority programs that will be run through the APBD, including the provision of green open space (RTH), increasing public transportation networks to reduce congestion and air pollution levels, handling stunting in children so that they grow and develop optimally.

In addition, flood prevention efforts by increasing river capacity and drainage channels, improving health services by providing health facilities and equipment based on standard requirements for superior stratification services according to the Minister of Health Regulation.

"Strategic issues to maintain food stability and security, as well as handling unemployment through competency-based job training licensed/sertified by BNSP (national professional standard agency) will also be discussed in it," he explained.

It is known that the DKI Jakarta DPRD and the DKI Provincial Government are currently drafting the APBD for the 2025 fiscal year. The allocation of the APBD draft next year is being tampered with to be able to run a free school program for private educational institutions in Jakarta.

There was a discourse that the free school budget would be taken from the KJP distribution budget. However, the DPRD wants KJP to continue to be distributed when free schools are implemented, considering that the educational assistance program is still very much needed by students from groups of underprivileged communities. Finally, it was agreed that the KJP budget would not be removed when free schools were implemented.