Jakarta, March 13 -- President Prabowo Subianto officially launched a new mechanism for distributing allowances to civil servant (ASN) teachers in regions through direct transfers.

"By saying in the name of God, this afternoon, Thursday, March 13, 2025, I, Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia, launch a new mechanism for the direct transfer of allowances for ASN teachers in the regions into the teachers' accounts," he announced here on Thursday.

The new mechanism is a follow-up step by the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry to Prabowo's directive to accelerate priority development and programs in the education sector.

Under the revised policy, the ministry has changed the procedure for distributing allowances to regional ASN t...