Jakarta, July 2 -- Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has stressed that the Sekolah Rakyat free school program is not only intended for children from extremely poor urban families, but also designed to reach children from remote indigenous communities.

"Yes, such as the Anak Dalam Tribe in Jambi or other regions. God willing, this has been included in the program agenda," he said after opening the second phase of the Sekolah Rakyat principals' retreat here on Wednesday.

He informed that the initial phase of Sekolah Rakyat will focus on children from underprivileged families registered in the government's National Socioeconomic Single Data (DTSEN), specifically those from the DSIL 1 and DSIL 2 categories, or the poorest groups in th...