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Jakarta students do not need national education assistence: Ahok
In response to criticism by a rival candidate in next year’s Jakarta election, incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama said the city had no need for education assistance in the form of the Indonesia Smart Card (KIP), as students in the capital already had the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP).
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Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama inspects a canal in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, on Monday.
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n response to criticism by a rival candidate in next year’s Jakarta election, incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama said the city had no need for education assistance in the form of the Indonesia Smart Card (KIP), as students in the capital already had the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP).
"Ethically, you cannot claim two kinds of [similar] assistance," Ahok said in Kebagusan, South Jakarta, on Monday, adding that through the KJP each student from low-income families received between Rp 200,000 (US$15.32) to Rp 670,000 per month.
Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan earlier criticized Ahok for rejecting the central government’s KIP support amounting to between Rp 750,000 ($57) and Rp 1 million per student when Anies was still the national minister of culture and education.
Ahok countered that Anies had no data on KJP recipients, and added he believed it was unfair for KJP holders to also receive KIP support.
He said his administration had allocated Rp 18 million per year for each KJP holder accepted at state-owned universities. Parents could also use the KJP to buy meals for their children, he said.
Ahok said it would be unfair if Jakarta students also took the education assistance that could be used for students in other regions.
"I have never rejected the KIP [as such], he said. (bbn/bbn)
