National Nutrition Agency (BGN) emphasises its commitment to\nopenness, accountability, and transparency in managing the Free\nNutritious Meals Programme (MBG), to ensure the national strategic\nprogramme operates effectively and reaches the target groups. The\ncommitment was conveyed by Deputy Head of BGN, Sony Sonjaya, when he met\na rally organised by Jaringan Muda Indonesia (JMI) at the BGN office in\nJakarta on Thursday, 21 May 2026. Sony personally listened to the\naspirations and input of the participants.<\/p>\n
\u2018We accept these aspirations openly,\u2019 Sony stated in a formal\nstatement in Jakarta on Friday, 22 May. \u2018What matters to the public\u2019s\nconcerns will be followed up in accordance with the applicable\nmechanisms.\u2019<\/p>\n
Sony emphasised that as a newly established institution carrying a\nheavy mandate, BGN does not exhibit allergy to criticism. \u2018On the\ncontrary, criticism serves as an important instrument to strengthen\ngovernance and ensure democracy functions healthily.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018We are not allergic to criticism. Rather, it reminds us to\ncontinuously improve and ensure all processes follow the rules,\u2019 he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Regarding the JMI\u2019s aspirations about alleged procurement\nirregularities within BGN, Sony said the report would be referred to the\nrelevant units, including the BGN Inspectorate General. Audit and\nverification processes will be conducted in accordance with applicable\nprovisions.<\/p>\n
BGN guarantees that all procurement of goods and services is carried\nout based on the principle of good governance with a multi-layered\ninternal oversight system.<\/p>\n
As an institution responsible for meeting public nutrition through\nthe MBG programme, BGN is committed to maintaining integrity to maximise\nbenefits for the Indonesian people. BGN also appreciates the orderly and\nconstructive manner in which the aspirations were communicated as part\nof healthy communication between public institutions and society.<\/p>\n
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BGN Head Dadan Hindayana reiterated that there is no intervention in\nproviding infant formula within the MBG programme. Each SPPG must report\ndaily menus via the portal so that it can be monitored directly by the\npublic and local governments. He said the KPK, through its Monitoring\nDirectorate, carried out a 2025 study on corruption prevention in MBG\ngovernance. This is in light of widespread cases of fraud involving MBG\ncoordinate points being handled by police, as if MBG kitchen points were\nbeing sold by misusing the names of BGN officials.<\/p>\n
The government has trimmed the MBG budget for 2026 to Rp268 trillion\nto improve efficiency. See the realisation and its impact on the\nnational budget.<\/p>\n
The Bekasi Regency government formed a district-level task force with\npriority on strengthening oversight of MBG to optimise field\nimplementation. President Prabowo Subianto described MBG Indonesia as a\nworld model because it serves 60 million beneficiaries. MBG is the\nfoundational step to build Indonesia\u2019s human resources through\nnutritional interventions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bgn-reaffirms-commitment-to-transparency-and-public-engagement-in-running-the-free-nutritious-meals-programme-1779542157", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }