Jakarta, July 10 -- Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf has assured the public that the government is fully committed to ensuring a fair and transparent admission process for students in schools established under the tuition-free Sekolah Rakyat program.

"Generally, the public supports the Sekolah Rakyat program, as long as its implementation stays true to its goal, with the admission process free from bribery, corruption, collusion, and nepotism," he stated at the Social Affairs Ministry Headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday.

The minister emphasized that the government uses the National Single Social and Economic Data (DTSEN) to identify and select prospective students for the program, in accordance with Presidential Instruction No...