JAKARTA, STARTOGEL -the free nutritious meal Program (MBG) will begin its implementation in two days, namely Monday (6/1/2025). According to Presidential Communication Office (PCO) spokesman Dedek Prayudi, there are around 3.2 million-3.3 million students who will receive MBG benefits during the kick off of the program. “So we target that there are not enough more than 3.2 million or 3.3 million who will receive the benefits of free nutritious meals when kick off on January 6,” said Dedek, reported by Kompas TV broadcast, Saturday (4/1/2024). He explained, there will be about 1,000 units of nutrition fulfillment service (SPPG) in various places in Indonesia that are ready to run MBG. In a day, one SPPG will be responsible for providing additional food as much as 3,000-3,500 servings.
Separately, Presidential Communications Office Spokesperson Adita Irawati said that more than 3 million recipients of free nutritious meals (MBG) were beneficiaries from January to March 2025. In it will later include pregnant women and toddlers who will receive MBG. The number of recipients of free nutritious meals (MBG) will be gradually increased. “Later in April-June MBG beneficiaries will increase to 6 million. Then, July-August will increase again to about 15 million recipients,” said Adita. “The target in 2025 is around 40 percent of beneficiaries from MBG can be met,” he continued.
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The total number of MBG beneficiaries is 82 million people. The free nutritious meal (MBG) Program itself is planned to occur for five years. until 2029. Meanwhile, for the implementation of free nutritious meals (MBG) during 2025, the government has prepared funds of Rp 71 trillion.
Food Rp 10.000 per serving given every day
Adita further explained that the MBG program will soon be given every day during the school day. Every day school students will get food worth Rp 10,000.
Adita explained, the value of Rp 10,000 still take into account the number of nutritional adequacy.
Subsequent values include outside processing elements and MBG services. “For the menu can be adjusted to each place. According to local circumstances, ” said Adita. He revealed that food support is carried out at school hours according to the level of education units, which is felt to come from early childhood education (PAUD), kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school.
“If MBG is actually every day in school hours. So every day there will be a free nutritious meal,” said Adita. Adita detailed that for early childhood and kindergarten, food will be given in the morning due to limited school hours not until noon.
Then for elementary school students food will be given before going to 12.00 while local. “Junior and Senior High School is at lunchtime. This includes matching more than one trial that has been run by the government,” he said.
Source: maledelusion-calculator.com