Jakarta, July 30 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment, Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, has assured that teacher availability for the Sekolah Rakyat program remains sufficient despite reports of hundreds of teachers stepping down from their posts.

"There is no problem because the number of teachers at the Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education is very large," he said at the Gelora Bung Karno area here on Wednesday.

According to the minister, the number of teachers who have completed the Teacher Professional Education (PPG) program is considerable. Therefore, he said he is not concerned about the availability of teachers for the program, which targets children from disadvantaged families.

"Those who have completed PPG are ...