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Students Lose Jakarta Scholarships After Socioeconomic Data Changes, Governor Says Review Is Underway

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Six students reportedly could no longer use the Jakarta Superior Student Card scholarship after changes to their socioeconomic data decile.
  • Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung ordered the provincial Education Office to recheck the affected students' cases.
  • Statistics Indonesia said it had coordinated with relevant ministries on reviewing scholarship recipients affected by the data changes.

Six Jakarta university students reportedly lost access to the Kartu Jakarta Mahasiswa Unggul scholarship after changes to their socioeconomic data, leaving them unable to continue their studies, according to the governor.

I have also received many reports that, yesterday, six people ultimately could not continue their studies because they no longer received KJMU.

— Pramono AnungThe Jakarta governor described the reported impact of the scholarship changes.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said he had received reports about the cases and instructed the provincial Education Office to check them directly. He said education remains one of the Jakarta administration's priorities.

Specifically, I have asked the head of the Education Office to recheck these students directly.

— Pramono AnungHe said he ordered a review of the affected cases.

The governor said Jakarta has full authority to determine recipients because the scholarship is funded entirely through the provincial budget. Eligibility decisions rely on data from Statistics Indonesia.

For Jakarta, the decision on KJMU rests with us.

— Pramono AnungThe governor explained the provincial government's authority over the scholarship.

Statistics Indonesia Secretary-General Zulkipli said the agency had coordinated with the relevant ministries. Scholarship recipients affected by changes in their decile classification can also pursue the matter through the ministries, he said.

There is already cooperation for us to jointly recheck the matter.

— ZulkipliThe Statistics Indonesia secretary-general described coordination with government ministries.
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