Eri Cahyadi Explained That The Operational Assistance For Religious Educators In Surabaya Was Rp. 600 Thousand Per Month

Head of the Diniyah Education Section and Islamic Boarding School of the Surabaya City Ministry of Religion Amir Solehuddin. (ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Surabaya)

SURABAYA - The government has increased the value of operational assistance for religious educators in the city of Surabaya, East Java Province, from IDR 500 thousand to IDR 600 thousand per month in 2023. "Thank you to the Mayor, because not all regions receive operational cost assistance. God willing, it will be Rp600 thousand every month, and disbursed every quarter," said Head of the Education Section of the Diniyah and Islamic Boarding School of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of the City of Surabaya Amir Solehuddin in Surabaya, Antara, Sunday, January 22. He also appreciated the implementation of the Kumpul Akrab activity of Religious Educators (Kurma) in the city of Surabaya. "This is an encouragement for religious teachers, we really support it. Hopefully the teachers can be even more enthusiastic in educating students," said Amir. Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi previously said that religious educators play an important role in efforts to realize a generation of noble character. "My hope is that education in the city of Surabaya is not just a formal lesson, but also a lesson about religion, so that our future generation has akhlakul karimah," he said. "I entrusted it to TPQ teachers, Islam, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Protestants, all of them. I believe, at that time (religious studies) were instilled in the souls of children, when they grow up (they) will become moral individuals. Whatever their religion, "he added.