9,312 Ngaji Teachers In Bangkalan Smile, They Get Incentives From The Regency Government

Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron when handing over assistance to Koran teachers and madrasah diniyah teachers (Bangkalan Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The district government (Pemkab) of Bangkalan, East Java, has provided incentives to 9,312 madrasa teachers and Koran teachers to improve their welfare.

"In addition to improving the welfare of Koran teachers and madrasah diniyah teachers, this is also a priority program of the Bangkalan Regency Government in the field of education," said Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron in Bangkalan, Madura, as reported by Antara, Thursday, August 5.

He explained that 9,312 teachers received the incentive assistance, consisting of 4,246 madrasah diniyah teachers and 5,066 Koran teachers.

According to the regent, the incentives are Rp. 200,000 each and are disbursed twice a year to the accounts of each beneficiary.

The Regent hopes that the assistance can be enjoyed by the teachers, the amount of which is in accordance with the regional financial capacity.

"Don't look at the size of the aid, but please look at the district government's commitment in trying to help the welfare of the Koran teachers and madrasah diniyah teachers," he said.

On that occasion the regent also explained the consideration of the Bangkalan Regency Government in allocating incentive assistance to the Koran teachers and madrasah diniyah teachers. In fact, some of them do not charge any fees at all.

"Therefore, the district government should pay attention to help the heroes of this nation," he said, explaining.

The number of Koran teachers and madrasah diniyah teachers who received incentive assistance from the Bangkalan Regency Government, was the same as the previous year, with a total budget value of more than IDR 5.6 billion.