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        "id": 1627011,
        "msgid": "1-030-mbg-kitchens-temporarily-suspended-1774007477",
        "date": "2026-03-20 17:30:38",
        "title": "1,030 MBG Kitchens Temporarily Suspended",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has announced the temporary suspension of 1,030 nutritional service units (SPPG) under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, emphasising that this is part of efforts to improve service quality rather than halting the initiative. Following direct inspections prompted by public feedback and criticisms, the government is implementing strict standardisation and certification for all MBG kitchens, focusing on hygiene, food safety, and processing standards. To enhance transparency, public oversight mechanisms have been introduced, allowing schools, parents, and communities to monitor and report issues, aiming to eliminate inaccurate reporting and ensure the programme effectively boosts child nutrition.",
        "content": "<p>As many as 1,030 nutritional fulfilment service units (SPPG) have\nbeen temporarily suspended. President Prabowo Subianto stated that this\nstep does not mean stopping the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG)\nprogramme.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo said this policy is part of efforts to improve the quality of\nservices to the public. The decision was taken after direct checks\nfollowing various inputs and criticisms regarding the implementation of\nMBG in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI checked directly. I called the head of BGN and kept\ncross-checking. I think, if I\u2019m not mistaken, out of tens of thousands\nof kitchens, we have closed more than a thousand. The suspended ones are\n1,030,\u201d Prabowo said during a question-and-answer session with\njournalists and experts at his residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java,\nquoted from detikFinance on Friday (20\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the government is also beginning to implement a strict\nstandardisation and certification system for all MBG kitchens. Each\nkitchen is required to meet criteria for cleanliness, food safety, water\nquality, and processing processes in accordance with standards. Kitchens\nthat do not meet the requirements will be immediately suspended until\nimprovements are made.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also opening a public oversight mechanism by\nproviding reporting access for the public, schools, or parents to\nmonitor and report on the programme\u2019s implementation in the field.\nPrabowo emphasised that transparency and public involvement are key to\nensuring the MBG programme runs cleanly and on target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone can check. School principals, parents, and the surrounding\ncommunity can enter and complain,\u201d stressed the Chairman of the Great\nIndonesia Movement Party (Gerindra).<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo also emphasised the importance of building a new culture in\nprogramme governance, namely abandoning practices of reporting that do\nnot match facts. Going forward, the government will continue to\nstrengthen oversight, improve the system, and ensure the MBG programme\ntruly provides real benefits in improving public nutrition quality,\nespecially for children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports that are just good-sounding are not a good culture. We must\ndare to face reality,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/1-030-mbg-kitchens-temporarily-suspended-1774007477",
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