Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto has approved a pay increase to improve teacher welfare, granting an additional Rp 2 million for non-civil servant teachers and one month’s basic salary for civil servant teachers.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu’ti, following his meeting with the President at the State Palace on Tuesday (26/11/2024).
“The welfare of teachers will be enhanced. Non-ASN teachers will receive an additional Rp 2 million, while civil servant teachers will get an increase equivalent to one basic salary,” he said, without specifying when the policy will take effect.
Minister Mu’ti clarified that the increment for civil servant teachers applies only to their basic salary.
President Prabowo is expected to officially announce the policy during the National Teacher’s Day celebration on Friday, at Velodrome Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
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