TRIBUNNEWS.COM – The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen), Prof. Dr. Abdul Mu’ti, confirmed that his ministry has proposed an Additional Expenditure Budget (ABT) of Rp 181 trillion to the Indonesian Parliament (DPR RI).
Although the budget was proposed amid the government’s large-scale flagship programs, Mu’ti emphasized that the additional funds are not intended to finance the Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG).
“We have already presented this ABT proposal to Parliament. We are currently waiting for a decision,” Mu’ti said after the Coordination Meeting on the Implementation of the MBG Program in Semarang on Tuesday (3/3/2026).
According to Mu’ti, the additional budget is urgent to finance four main pillars of educational transformation, which are the ministry’s top priorities.
The first program proposed in the ABT is the budget for the revitalization of educational institutions, as many schools are currently damaged and in concerning condition.
“We are proposing additional funding to revitalize 20,000 educational institutions,” said the Secretary-General of PP Muhammadiyah.
The second program is the Education Digitalization Program. Following instructions from President Prabowo Subianto, each educational institution will receive IFP (Interactive Flat Panels) or PID (Digital Interactive Panels).
The plan for 2026 is for the ministry to distribute IFPs to more than 325,000 educational institutions.
“For digitalization, we will distribute three IFPs to each educational institution,” he said.
Another program already approved by Parliament is a scholarship program for teachers who have not yet obtained a Diploma 4 (D4) or Bachelor’s degree (S1).
Through this program, teachers will receive a scholarship of 3 million rupiah per semester.
“This scholarship will be provided to 150,000 teachers across Indonesia,” Mu’ti said.
In addition, contract teachers (honorary teachers) will also receive government support. In the ABT proposal submitted to Parliament, they will receive additional financial incentives.