Hooray! Central Java Provincial Government Disburses Incentive Funds For 211,455 Religious Teachers

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo handed over incentives in the form of savings to Koran teachers in Pati Regency. (Photo: Doc. Public Relations of Central Java Provincial Government)

JATENG - The Central Java Provincial Government disbursed in stages the incentive funds for 211,455 religious teachers through the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of Central Java.

"The first phase of the religious teacher incentive fund has been disbursed for six months from the provincial government to the Central Java Ministry of Religion's Regional Office since August 31, 2021," said Head of the Welfare Bureau of the Central Java Regional Secretariat Imam Maskur in Semarang, Antara, Thursday, September 9.

Until now, his party has not received any reports related to the problem of disbursement to the recipients of the incentive funds to those who are entitled. The problem with disbursement, he continued, was usually because there were incentive recipients who died or moved their domicile outside Central Java.

"Until now there have been no reports of problems, but if later there are obstacles such as the recipient of the incentive funds dies, the funds will be withdrawn by the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion and returned to the regional treasury," he said.

Furthermore, Imam added, regarding the disbursement of the second period of religious teacher incentive funds, it could be carried out in December 2021.

"We hope that there will be no problems so that the second period can be disbursed in December. So it will be a year later with a total incentive fund of around Rp. 254.2 billion," he said.

Previously, Deputy Governor of Central Java Taj Yasin Maimoen explained that the incentive fund for religious teachers in Central Java was a form of appreciation for the Central Java Provincial Government.

Gus Yasin, as the Deputy Governor of Central Java is known, hopes that the incentive funds can improve the welfare of religious teachers as well as strengthen those concerned to dedicate themselves to responding to the morals of the nation's children today.

It is recorded that in 2021 there will be 211,455 teachers, from Islam, Catholicism, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism, who will receive incentive funds from the Central Java Provincial Government.