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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, emphasized that his agency has never issued a milk procurement policy.
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.
The South Lampung Sub-regional Police are once again conducting routine health checks on employees and volunteers of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) to ensure that the free nutritious food remains safe, healthy, and meets the needs of children.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the government has allocated a budget of IDR 335 trillion for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG)
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) visited the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) of the North Jakarta Sub-regional Metropolitan Police and several schools in North Jakarta to observe firsthand the preparation and distribution of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to students.
President Prabowo Subianto aims for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to reach all beneficiaries in Indonesia by the end of December 2026.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the national rice reserves managed by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) currently stand at 3 million tons, surpassing the historic achievement of food self-sufficiency during the era of Indonesia's second president, Soeharto.
