Surabaya, Jan. 13 -- East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said her province currently hosts 26 fully operational schools under the tuition-free Sekolah Rakyat (People's School) program, the highest number among all regions nationwide.

"Out of the total 166 Sekolah Rakyat across Indonesia, East Java ranks first with 26 schools. This figure reflects our province's strong commitment to supporting President Prabowo Subianto's key initiative," she noted in a statement received in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday.

Parawansa made the statement after President Prabowo symbolically inaugurated 166 Sekolah Rakyat nationwide and launched the construction of 104 permanent dedicated Sekolah Rakyat buildings in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on ...