Suspended From The 2023 Revised APBD, The Bengkulu City Government Will Reward The Indonesian 78th Anniversary Paskibraka Team Rp1.2 M

Illustration. Paskibraka members brought Sang Saka Merah Putih at the National Flag Lowering Ceremony in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday 17 August 2021. (Rusman-Setpes Bureau)

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu City Government (Pemkot) proposed a budget of IDR 1.2 billion for the prizes of coaches, coaches and members of Paskibraka who served during the 78th Indonesian Independence Day in Bengkulu on August 17, 2023.

The prizes are in the form of religious travel, especially the Umrah pilgrimage for Muslims and Christians to be dispatched to Jerusalem. "At the end of the term of office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will give happiness to the community, one of which is to provide a gift of spiritual travel for Paskibraka's 78th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia," said Head of the Bengkulu City Communication and Information Office (Kominfo) Gita Gama Raniputera in Bengkulu City, Tuesday, September 19, confiscated by Antara. He said, the Rp1.2 billion fund was determined based on data from the Bengkulu City National Unity and Political Unity Agency (Kesbangpol) and the budget would be proposed at the 2023 Revised Regional Revenue Revenue Budget (APBD). The recipient of the religious travel prize consists of 30 members, 20 coaches and coaches who will depart with a total of 50 people. Meanwhile, Bengku Mayor Helmi Hasan explained, the appreciation was given because it was thanks to persistence and tenacity in carrying out his duties as well as on August 17 was a sacred moment for the Indonesian nation, which of course was held a ceremony throughout the beloved Republic of Indonesia including Bengkulu City. "As a form of appreciation for the Bengkulu City Government. We dispatch the whole it is religious tourism, whose name is Umrah, whose non Muslim name is certainly in accordance with the belief, maybe there is to Jerusalem, which Hindu Buddhism may go to where please, later, it will be relaxed," he said.

Wisata religi tersebut diberikan untuk membangun jiwa ataupun karakter religius pada generasi muda."Motivasinya adalah bagaimana kita membangun anak-anak muda bukan hanya karakter nasionalisme yang kuat, tetapi juga keagamaannya yang kuat. Jadi hubungan bangsa dan negaranya kuat, tapi hubungannya kepada sang pencipta juga kuat, sehingga betul-betul menjadi generasi muda Kota Bengkulu jadi generasi muda terbaik," kata Helmi.Sebelumnya, Pemerintah Kota Bengkulu memberikan hadiah berupa umrah untuk 30 anggota pasukan pengibaran bendera pusaka (Paskibraka) pada perayaan HUT ke-78 RI di Kota Merah Putih Bengkulu.