West Sumatra Provincial Government And Sijunjung Regency Government Investigate Illegal Charges In High Schools / Vocational Schools

West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi (left)/Photo: Antara

PADANG - The Provincial Government of West Sumatra and the Sijunjung Regency Government are working together to overcome the problem of collecting school committee fees through the provision of subsidies so that high school and vocational students in the area enjoy the free education policy. paid by students, like committee money. The levy is legal and according to the rules, but sometimes it is burdensome for students. This is what we collaborate with so it can be free," said West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi in Padang, Friday 8 April.​​​​​He explained the management of SMA and SMK are under the authority of the provincial government, but school students are district residents. Although the district government wants to help overcome this problem, they have limited authority. Therefore, he said, the cooperation between the West Sumatra Provincial Government and the Sinjunjung Regency Government was taken so that the aid program did not violate the rules. Mahyeldi assessed that the cooperation should be followed by other regions so that students can get convenience. and regions can invest in realizing superior human resources (HR) which in the future can help regional development. "Sijunjung is the only district that has collaborated with this model in West Sumatra. We really appreciate it," he said, quoted by Antara. seeks to prepare scholarships for 1,000 high school/vocational graduates every year which can also be used by the people of Sijunjung.

Sijunjung Regent Benny Dwifa Yuswir when welcoming the West Sumatra Ramadhan Safari Team in Nagari Solok Ambah, Thursday (7/4) evening, said that his party had provided school committee money subsidies for elementary and junior high school students. "So we work together. The Sijunjung Regency Government provides a budget and then submits it to the province to be handed back to high school and vocational students, while MA students are being adjusted to the rules," he said. Each student gets a subsidy of Rp600 thousand which will be paid as committee money. Through this step, students are no longer burdened with all kinds of costs so they can focus on studying. , the Sijunjung Regency Government provides around IDR 5.7 billion from the 2022 APBD.