School Operational Assistance Funds in Papua reached 54.32 trillion

School Operational Assistance Funds in Papua reached 54.32 trillion

School Operational Assistance Funds (BOS) are said to be increasing in 2020, nationally Rp. 54, 32 trillion or an increase of 6.9 percent, even from 2019, an increase of 42.4 percent if compared to the allocation of BOS funds in 2015.
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For the allocation of BOS School Operational Assistance Funds in West Papua in Claims has increased, in 2020 West Papua received BOS funds transfers of Rp 275.89 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2019 even an increase of 73.3 percent compared to 2015.
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"The allocation of School Assistance Funds of 275.89 Billion for education units in 12 Regencies and 1 City throughout West Papua will be channeled through the Manokwari KPPN Office," said Head of the Directorate General of the Treasury of West Papua Region, Utomo Day Monday 17 February 2020
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He said, in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of BOS fund distribution, improvements were made to the distribution mechanism and the boss with a number of changes in the fund's policies.
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This refers to the regulation of the minister of finance (PMK) No. 9 / PMK.07 / 2020 concerning changes to the regulation of the minister of finance No. 48 / PMK. 07/2020 concerning the management of Non-physical special allocation funds.
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"In 2020 the distribution of BOS funds went directly from the State general cash account to the school cash account, because previously the distribution from the RKUN to the new regional cash account to the school cash account," he explained.
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In addition, in 2020 the distribution of Regular BOS funds has changed and is divided into 3 phases, each channeled by 30 percent for the first phase as early as January, while 40 percent for the second phase is the fastest in April and 30 percent for the third phase is the most monthly. September.
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"At first the distribution was done on a quarterly basis (4 quarters). So with. The mechanism for channeling BOS funds will be more quickly accepted by schools without waiting for other schools in the same region or region, "he said
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It is also claimed to be more accurate because it is directly inputted by schools and supports the concept of free learning because 70 percent of the funds have been received in the first semester while maintaining accountability because it remains in the administration right of the APBD.
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It was explained that the Ministry of finance had begun distributing the first phase of regular BOS funds in February 2020 and as of Friday February 14, 2020, the KPPN had channeled the first stage of regular BOS funds of Rp 9.8 billion to 136,579 schools in 32 provinces in Indonesia.
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"For the distribution of regular BOS funds, the first phase includes the West Papua region, which has also been distributed by the Manokwari KPPN in the amount of Rp. 19.6 billion for 394 schools that are eligible for channeling in 11 Regencies 1 City," he explained.
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For the West Papua region, it is further said to consist of 258 elementary or equivalent schools, 69 junior high schools or equivalent and 33 senior high schools and 32 vocational high schools and 2 exceptional special schools with a total number of 56,830 students the student.
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The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury of West Papua Province and the Manokwari KPPN continue to improve coordination with the West Papua Education Office to ensure timely and targeted distribution of BOS funds to other schools.
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The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury of West Papua and the KPPN continue to oversee the implementation of the distribution of BOS funds to run smoothly according to the provisions.