Jakarta—The government continues to strengthen the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) Program through governance reforms that emphasize improving service quality, strengthening data systems, and streamlining budget use. This step is being taken to ensure that this national priority program provides optimal benefits to the community, particularly vulnerable groups and regions that have traditionally faced limited access to nutrition services.
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi emphasized that all implementation of the MBG program must comply with government-established standard operating procedures (SOPs). He stated that compliance with regulations is key to maintaining service quality and program accountability.
“Everything must comply with SOPs, standards, and procedures. Even if, I apologize, the names of SPPG owners are mentioned, it’s not really about who the owners are. It’s more about violating the rules or the established SOPs,” Prasetyo emphasized.
This affirmation demonstrates the government’s commitment to ensuring that all Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) operate professionally and prioritize quality service. Ongoing governance reforms are also part of efforts to strengthen the oversight system and ensure programs are on target.
In the latest evaluation process, the government also focused on accelerating MBG services in the frontier, outermost, and disadvantaged (3T) regions. Prasetyo stated that expanding the program’s reach to these areas is a priority so that the benefits of MBG can be felt equally by all Indonesians.
“Earlier, we had a request that we thought was also a good one: to immediately prioritize the 3T (frontier and remote) areas so that our brothers and sisters can benefit from this Free Nutritious Meals program as soon as possible,” he said.
On the other hand, ongoing governance reforms are also believed to result in budget efficiency without compromising service quality. The government is currently conducting calculations with the Ministry of Finance and the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to ensure budget utilization is more effective and targeted.
Prasetyo emphasized that monitoring and evaluation of the MBG program will continue on an ongoing basis. “The monitoring, improvement, and supervision processes are carried out daily,” he added.
With continued strengthening of governance reforms, the government is optimistic that the Free Nutritious Meal Program will become more effective, transparent, and sustainable in improving the nutritional quality of the community and supporting the development of superior Indonesian human resources.