MBG Application to Adapt with the Situation during Ramadan
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) stated that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program will adapt to situations and conditions, such as those during Ramadan.
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MBG to Expand Its Reach to Help the Elderly and the Disabled: Social Ministry
The Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Nutrition Agency (BNPB) are expanding the reach of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) to not only serve the Free Nutritional Meals program for schoolchildren but also reach the elderly and people with disabilities.
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MBG to CKG Achievements Marks Real Commitment of the Govt: Prabowo
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the government's priority programs, from Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), free health checks, to equal education, have demonstrated tangible results and provided a broad economic impact for the community.
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MBG Program Can Fulfill the First 1,000 Days of Life Nutritional Needs: Vice Minister Ratu Ayu
The Vice Minister of Population and Family Development (Wamendukbangga)/Vice Head of the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), Ratu Ayu Isyana Bagoes Oka, stated that the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and non-PAUD (3B) toddlers can strengthen nutritional needs during the first 1,000 days of life (ages 0-2 years).
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Meeting Children’s Nutritional Needs Requires Collaboration of All Parties: Health Ministry
The Director General of Primary and Community Health at the Ministry of Health, Maria Endang Sumiwi, emphasized the importance of parents' role in ensuring children's nutritional needs outside of the Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG).
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BGN Assures No Fictitious SPPG or MBG Recipient in Their Program
The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) ensures that data collection on recipients of the Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG) is conducted inclusively and transparently to reach all target groups.
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KPAI Urged Govt. to Prioritize MBG in the 3T Regions
The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to prioritize the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) Program in 2026 in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost regions (3T).
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BGN Requires SPPG to Make a Written Agreement with Schools on MBG Food Consumption
Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, Vice Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Public Communication and Investigation, requires heads of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) to enter into a written agreement with the principals of beneficiary schools regarding the best time limit for consuming the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) meals.
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SPPG Must Not Reject Farmers, MSMEs, Fishermen Products for MBG
The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) emphasized that every Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) must not reject products from Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) or products brought by farmers, livestock breeders, and fishermen to the Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) kitchens.
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BGN Assures No Schools are Forced to Accept MBG
The Vice Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Public Communication and Investigation, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, confirmed that schools that refuse the Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG) will not be forced to accept the food.
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BGN Chief Emphasized No Obligation to Provide Milk in the MBG Program
The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, emphasized that his agency has never issued a milk procurement policy.
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BGN Chief Aims for Improved Food Quality in 2026
Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN, Dadan Hindayana, is targeting improving the quality of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) services under the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program by 2026 through SPPG accreditation and certification.
