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JAKARTA - The Pemkab Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan distributed scholarships to 450 students and college students which should have been carried out in 2021.

The Head of the People's Welfare Division at the North Penajam Paser District Secretariat, Anang Widianto on Thursday, April 21, said that the distribution of the 2021 scholarships was only being carried out at this time because the district government's finances were in deficit.

"Last year's (2021, ed.) scholarships that have not been distributed will be finalized this year (2022, ed.)," said Anang quoted from Antara.

The recipients of the study fee assistance range from elementary school to high school, diploma three (D3), undergraduate (S1) students and memorizers of the Koran.

The number of scholarship recipients did not change as much as 450 people, he said. The reason is that the recipients of the 2021 study fee assistance have been determined, but the distribution has been delayed.

"Since one week ago, the district government began to pay or distribute the 2021 scholarship arrears," he said.

The Regional Finance and Assets Agency (BKAD) of North Penajam Paser Regency has prepared a budget to pay off the arrears of the 2021 study fee assistance of approximately Rp. 2.3 billion.

The distribution of scholarships to students and college students, he said, was directly transferred to the account of each recipient.

"The disbursement of the 2021 study fee assistance has been processed by the BKAD and sent directly to the account of the scholarship recipient," he said.

The North Penajam Paser Regency Government is committed to implementing various programs to advance the education sector.

These educational programs, said Anang Widianto, are an effort to prepare better quality human resources in North Penajam Paser Regency.


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