Jokowi Officially Launches the "Jakarta Smart Card"

VIVAnews - Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, officially launched Jakarta smart Card (KJP), Saturday, December 1, 2012. the Launch card   whose shaped ATM of DKI Bank this was launched in SMA Yappenda, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

"Jakarta Smart Card hereby i officially launch and immediate use," said Jokowi in his speech.

Jokowi KJP symbolically handed over to a number of students. He said the card was given to the students are not able to fund sourced from existing Dropout Prone in their respective tribal education offices in the five municipalities and the Thousand Islands regency.

"It's only to fix the system. Later if it all, will have its main office in Jakarta Smart Card. Firstly, it is very simple and straightforward. Secondly, held directly by the students," said former mayor Solo.

According to him, after KJP is distributed evenly all, the city administration will monitor its use. If it is not used in accordance with the requirements, it could be held KJP students withdrawn.

"Later we were sampling, whether the money was used to buy uniforms, buy other necessities for the school or not. Otherwise the rules will be lifted," he said.

Head of Education Dept., Taufik Mulyanto explained KJP is DKI Bank ATM account. In which each student receives tuition assistance for Rp240 thousand per month. "The cost was to help students meet the educational needs of all forms," ​​said Taufik.

In total the number of recipients KJP keep moving in a few days. 3008 Department of Education launched no poor students in secondary education school / vocational school that would accept KJP. But today, the number had grown. The last data recorded KJP receiver in 3046 the number of students.

That is because there are additional schools, which initially only 111 schools to 113 schools. That number came from 15 public schools and 98 private schools.

To note, this year the city administration will give KJP to 10,406 high school students and vocational school. In addition to the high school Yappenda, Jokowi also symbolically gave KJP at Paschal High School, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.