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        "id": 1863167,
        "msgid": "dpr-considers-forming-working-committee-on-free-nutritious-meal-governance-1784196040",
        "date": "2026-07-16 16:06:24",
        "title": "DPR Considers Forming Working Committee on Free Nutritious Meal Governance",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The House of Representatives (DPR) is considering establishing a working committee (panja) to address governance issues in the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme. The proposal, put forward by MBG Watch, was welcomed by the DPR's Commission IX, which noted that the number of beneficiaries is disproportionate to the programme's large budget. A study suggests the beneficiary target should be reduced from 82 million to 26 million to better align with the programme's original goal of improving child nutrition and reducing stunting.",
        "content": "<p>Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) is considering a\nproposal to form a working committee, or panja, concerning the\ngovernance of the free nutritious meal programme, known as MBG. The\nproposal was put forward by MBG Watch during a working meeting on\nThursday, 16 July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Honoris, Deputy Chair of Commission IX, said the formation of\na working committee is expected to address various governance problems\nin the MBG programme. As such, the proposal will be discussed in an\ninternal commission meeting. \u201cThis is very good input,\u201d Charles said at\nthe DPR, MPR, and DPD complex on Thursday, 16 July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He continued that one of the considerations underlying Commission\nIX\u2019s support for forming the working committee concerns the number of\nbeneficiaries, which is considered disproportionate to the size of the\nbudget.<\/p>\n<p>According to data presented by the Center of Economic and Law Studies\n(Celios), the number of MBG beneficiaries should be reduced from 82\nmillion to 26 million in line with actual needs and the programme\u2019s\nobjectives.<\/p>\n<p>According to Charles, if one refers to the original purpose of the\nMBG project\u2014improving children\u2019s nutrition and reducing stunting\u2014then\nnot all children should be categorised as beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the working committee in place, we hope there will be specific\nand comprehensive measures for how this programme can run going\nforward,\u201d said the PDIP politician.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), the state institution\nresponsible for running the MBG programme, is targeting beneficiaries to\nreach 82.9 million people in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>As of June 2026, the number of beneficiaries of this flagship\nprogramme of the Prabowo Subianto administration has reached 62.9\nmillion people.<\/p>",
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