Member of Commission VIII of the DPR from the Gerindra Faction, M. Husni, asked that educational assistance, especially the expansion of the distribution of the Smart Indonesia Card - Smart Indonesia Program (KIP-PIP) to be prioritized for students and students affected by disasters in Sumatra.
Because according to him, many students and students were affected by the flood and landslide disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
The proposal was conveyed by Husni after directly reviewing the affected residents of natural disasters in Aceh and North Sumatra, some time ago.
"The impact of disasters not only damages houses and infrastructure, but also hits the economic conditions of families, including the sustainability of their children's education," Husni said in a written statement, Thursday, December 18.
Husni revealed that currently many students and students are studying outside the area, but have difficulty financing their education because their parents and families are also affected.
Therefore, he encouraged students and students who have been registered as recipients of KIP-PIP to really be able to utilize the program as the main support for education financing in the midst of an emergency situation.
"We know that the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Religion have something called KIP-PIP, the purpose of which is to provide scholarships for poor children," said Husni.
According to the legislator from the North Sumatra Dapil I, the government needs to provide special access and priority for areas affected by disasters. He also emphasized the importance of the state's impartiality so that disasters do not lead to an increase in the number of school dropouts.
In addition, Husni also asked all relevant ministries to open as wide a space as possible for educational assistance, including scholarships for poor families in affected areas.
"So I have permission from the Minister of Religion, permission from the Minister of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and so on. Let's help our children not to drop out of school. Give everything. KIP-PIP, education scholarships to them all," he said.
Apart from financing, Husni assessed that improvements to educational infrastructure must also be carried out gradually and thoroughly, ranging from severely damaged buildings to those that are slightly damaged. He emphasized that the recovery of educational facilities is the key to ensuring that the learning process can immediately run normally.
Thus, continued Husni, children in the affected areas are not getting further behind due to the disaster that has hit their region.
"Because this is all we are targeting, we prioritize it specifically for disaster areas. Because they also don't want their areas to be hit by this disaster," he concluded.
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