Cilegon backs central plan to elevate contract teachers to civil servant status

The Cilegon City Government in Banten has fully endorsed the central government's initiative to transition part-time government contract teachers (PPPK) to full-time roles, with the ultimate goal of making them permanent civil servants (PNS). Mayor Robinsar announced the city's support, emphasizing that the policy would provide substantial financial relief to the local administration. "We fully support this policy from the central government. This program significantly eases the regional budget burden," Robinsar stated. He explained that the efficiency gained from this new mechanism would grant Cilegon's government greater fiscal flexibility, allowing for increased investment in essential public development programs. The mayor assured that the welfare and improved living standards of teachers remain a top priority, with the city already allocating budget for PPPK salaries within its employee expenditure. "When it comes to rights, we prioritize them. We will certainly resolve them because they are the rights of our PPPK colleagues," he asserted. While awaiting official details from the central government regarding the transition process and the division of authority between central and regional levels, Robinsar urged teachers not to passively await their status change. He encouraged educators to actively enhance their professional capabilities. "The hope is that all can be appointed, but it must be accompanied by an improvement in the capacity and capabilities of our teacher colleagues so that we can improve the quality of our human resources going forward," Robinsar concluded.

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We fully support this policy from the central government. This program significantly eases the regional budget burden.