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City to give KJP to college students
Acting Jakarta governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama said that the city administration would revise Gubernatorial Decree No
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cting Jakarta governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama said that the city administration would revise Gubernatorial Decree No. 190/2012 on the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP), to grant education assistance to college students.
'The current KJP system does not increase the competitiveness of lower-income students because the education assistance is only given until senior high-school level. They still need a college education in order to get good jobs and improve their living conditions,' Ahok said in Jakarta on Monday.
Ahok, who will become governor once non-active governor Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo is sworn in as president, said his side would immediately revise the decree.
'The selection for the college recipients will be very tight. We will only give financial support to those who are deserving of it and are willing to learn,' Ahok said as quoted by beritajakarta.com.
This year, a total of 575,670 students will receive educational support from the city, with funds totaling Rp 723 billion (US$62.3 million).
