Moeldoko: Presidential Decree On Funding For Islamic Boarding Schools To Improve The Quality Of Santri

Presidential Chief of Staff, Moeldoko, in East Java, Wednesday (15/9/2021). (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Presidential Chief of Staff, General TNI (Ret.) Moeldoko, emphasized that the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 82/2021 on Funding for the Implementation of Islamic Boarding Schools is a form of the government's commitment to continue to improve the quality of education in Islamic boarding schools, in order to produce competitive santri graduates. while visiting a number of Islamic boarding schools in Sampang Regency and Bangkalan Regency, East Java, Wednesday, according to a press release received in Jakarta. has proven to be a good educational institution, especially in character education. He said, with the Presidential Regulation on Funding for the Implementation of Islamic Boarding Schools, it is hoped that pesantren will be more empowered as educational institutions, and be able to distribute education comprehensively, starting from religion, the general public, to character formation. r.

As is known, Presidential Decree No. 82/2021 concerning Funding for Islamic Boarding Schools was signed by President Joko Widodo on September 2, 2021. The Ministry of Religious Affairs was preparing this Presidential Regulation involving parties from across ministries/state institutions, and pesantren stakeholders. As for the pesantren safari in Sampang and Bangkalan He, who was accompanied by the Main Expert of Deputy V KSP, Rumadi Ahmad, also expressed his appreciation to kyai and community leaders, who have played an active role in controlling and suppressing Covid-19. "Madura was previously a red zone, but now it has dropped dramatically. This is also inseparable from the participation of kyai and community leaders. This condition must be maintained so that we don't make PPKM an emergency again, it's not good," he said.