Students at SMPN 48 Jakarta received free nutritious meal packages on\nFriday afternoon, 13 March 2026. The packaged meal distribution\nrepresented the final nutritious meal programme (MBG) allocation before\nstudents began their Ramadan break, which commences on 16 March\n2026.<\/p>\n
Wrapped in transparent plastic bags, the nutritious meal packages\ndistributed at SMPN 48 Jakarta comprised eight types of food items.\nThese included packaged milk, three small portions of fried potatoes,\nroasted peanuts, one bag containing approximately four dates, one\norange, and two boiled eggs.<\/p>\n
Fitri Setiawati, Deputy Head of School for Facilities and\nInfrastructure at SMPN 48 Jakarta, stated that the MBG package\nrepresented the nutritious meal allocation for two days. She noted that\nthis allocation was actually less than what students were supposed to\nreceive.<\/p>\n
According to her account, students were originally supposed to\nreceive a bundled package covering the entire Ramadan holiday period.\n\u201cBut the Nutrition Service Unit (SPPG) said they could only provide for\ntwo days, because the supplier was not prepared to provide bundled\npackages,\u201d she explained when met at the school in South Jakarta on\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Fitri indicated that there remained no certainty regarding the\ndistribution of bundled MBG packages for the Ramadan holiday season at\nher school. The Nutrition Service Unit serving their school had not yet\nprovided further information on this matter.<\/p>\n
At the same time, she raised concerns that if the MBG stock for the\nRamadan break were to be distributed the following week, it would be\nproblematic. Starting 16 March, students would no longer attend school,\nand many children would begin travelling to their parents\u2019 home towns\noutside the city. \u201cSo it seems difficult if we have to distribute the\nnutritious meal programme the following Monday,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On 14 February 2026, the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan\nHindayana, assured that the national nutrition fulfilment programme\nwould continue during the 2026 Ramadan break. He stated that the MBG\npackage for the Ramadan holiday must be distributed on the final day of\nschool or at the latest by 17 March 2026, with the Ramadan break\nestimated to fall between 18-20 March 2026.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education subsequently set the\nRamadan holiday to begin earlier, on 16 March. \u201cDistribution will be\ncarried out on the final day of the previous distribution cycle,\u201d he\nsaid, according to a press release from the National Nutrition Agency\u2019s\nLegal and Public Relations Bureau on 14 February 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/contents-of-the-school-nutritious-meal-programme-package-before-ramadan-at-smpn-48-jakarta-1773406487", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }