Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry has deployed 98 Islamic education teachers to support the national rollout of Sekolah Rakyat (People's School), a key initiative under President Prabowo Subianto's Asta Cita development agenda.

The program, aligned with Prabowo's fourth Asta Cita priority - human capital development - aims to expand access to education, science, health, sports, gender equality, and empowerment for women, youth, and people with disabilities.

"We worked with provincial religious offices to identify and recommend Islamic education teachers for the Sekolah Rakyat sites," said M. Munir, director of Islamic Education at the ministry, on Thursday.

The schools have been launched in 100 locations across...