Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- Chair of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Ahmad Muzani, stated that the Sekolah Rakyat program serves as a solution to achieving equitable education across Indonesia.

" Sekolah Rakyat is a strategic answer to addressing education equality," Muzani said in his introductory speech at the 2025 MPR Annual Session at the Parliamentary Complex here on Friday.

Sekolah Rakyat is a priority program of President Prabowo Subianto, which is targeted at children from poor and extremely poor families.

The Social Ministry recently announced that the first phase of 100 Sekolah Rakyat schools in various regions will be ready for full operation by mid-August 2025 after the completion of all facilities and infrastructure.

He...