Ministry Of Religion Confirms Circular Letter For Hoax Islamic Boarding School Assistance

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion has confirmed that a circular regarding the recipients of assistance for Islamic boarding schools and Islamic religious education circulating in the community is a hoax. Related parties were asked to wait for official information from the Ministry of Religion.

"It's a fake letter. The information is untrue and misleading, aka a hoax," said Director of PD Pondok Pesantren at the Ministry of Religion, Waryono, quoted by Antara, Friday, September 17.

The fake circular numbered B-2563/DJ.I/Dt.IV/HM.13/09/2021 dated September 13, 2021, concerning the Circular for Recipients of Assistance for Islamic Boarding Schools and Religious Education for Fiscal Year 2021 Period II.

The letter was addressed to the leaders of organizations/associations of Islamic boarding schools and religious education, the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion Cq. Head of PD Pontren/PAKIS/PENDIS/TOS Division, Head of Ministry of Religion Cq. Section Head of PD Pontren/PAKIS/PENDIS/TOS, and leaders of Islamic boarding schools and religious education.

One of the points stated in the body of the letter states that the application for assistance/assistance recipients can be submitted in printed form (hard copy) and/or digital files (soft copy) through: a. Helper; b. Forwarded to the aid provider Rp. 30,000,000 for two institutions; c. Attended the Allowance Assistance Program event at the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia.

Waryono said that apart from the substance of the information in the letter, it was not correct, technically administratively, the writing of the letter was also not up to standard. The language used is confusing and the format is also not as it should be.

"If there are parties who receive the letter, they should just ignore it or please confirm it with the Ministry of Religion of the nearest regency/city," he said.

His party is currently rolling out an assistance program for Islamic boarding schools and religious education.

However, he said, the submission of the aid proposal was closed on September 10, 2021. Information about the assistance for pesantren can be accessed through the assistance service application on the https://ditpdpontren.kemenag.go.id/jasabantuan/ page.