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        "id": 1813913,
        "msgid": "ammsi-supports-mbg-operational-adjustments-to-strengthen-budget-efficiency-1781952721",
        "date": "2026-06-20 16:32:07",
        "title": "AMMSI Supports MBG Operational Adjustments to Strengthen Budget Efficiency",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Indonesia",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Free Nutritious Meal Partners Association (AMMSI) has endorsed a new government circular adjusting the operations of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme during holiday periods. The association argues the policy will improve governance, transparency, and state budget efficiency. It also strongly condemned the emergence of unofficial kitchens operating outside legal mechanisms, warning they could lead to financial waste and mismanagement.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Free Nutritious Meal Partners Association (AMMSI) has\nexpressed its support for the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Head\nCircular Number 12 of 2026 concerning the Operational Adjustment of\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) during holiday periods in the\nimplementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme for the 2026\nfiscal year. In a written statement released by AMMSI in Jakarta on\nSaturday, AMMSI Chairman Rizky Herdianto assessed that the MBG\noperational adjustment policy is a precise step to strengthen programme\ngovernance while increasing the efficiency of state budget utilisation.\nAccording to AMMSI, the operational adjustment during holiday periods\nwill help ensure the MBG Programme is implemented effectively,\nmeasurably, transparently, and accountably. Beyond providing operational\nmechanism certainty for SPPGs, the policy is considered aligned with the\nprinciple of state spending efficiency. The operational arrangement\nduring holidays is also deemed important to ensure programme facilities\nare used according to their designation and to prevent potential budget\nmisuse. \u201cWe strongly reject the emergence of new kitchens outside the\nofficial mechanism, especially kitchens registered through illegal point\ntrading processes despite the official registration portal having long\nbeen closed, being forced to operate, resulting in a kitchen surplus\nthat causes state financial waste,\u201d said AMMSI Chairman Rizky Herdianto.\nThe association also considers such practices potentially leading to\ngovernance irregularities, causing state budget waste, and disrupting\nthe effectiveness of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme, which is one of\nthe national strategic programmes. It views this step as crucial to\nensure programme implementation remains oriented towards community\nneeds, not the interests of certain groups that could potentially harm\nstate finances. As an organisation that accommodates MBG Programme\nimplementing partners across various regions, AMMSI stated its\ncommitment to continue overseeing the programme\u2019s implementation to\nensure it adheres to the principles of transparency, accountability,\nefficiency, and the broader public interest. \u201cBudget efficiency must go\nhand in hand with strong oversight. There must be no room for illegal\npractices, including the existence of kitchens operating outside the\nofficial mechanism,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ammsi-supports-mbg-operational-adjustments-to-strengthen-budget-efficiency-1781952721",
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