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        "id": 1799122,
        "msgid": "government-evaluates-free-nutritious-meals-programme-for-elite-schools-1781229171",
        "date": "2026-06-12 08:09:51",
        "title": "Government Evaluates Free Nutritious Meals Programme for Elite Schools",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Government policy and social welfare",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is reviewing the distribution of its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme to ensure it reaches the most vulnerable students rather than those in elite schools. Officials also emphasised the need for improved governance based on a unified national socio-economic database. Meanwhile, other ministries announced initiatives ranging from daycare regulation to forest community welfare and hajj fraud prevention.",
        "content": "<p>The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is evaluating the provision of\nthe Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme to students at elite schools\nto ensure it is better targeted and reaches the groups most in need.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar\nstressed that improvements to MBG governance must refer to the National\nSingle Socio-Economic Data (DTSEN) so that beneficiaries are prioritised\nfor the poor and extremely poor.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Women\u2019s Empowerment and Child Protection, Arifah\nFauzi, affirmed the government\u2019s commitment to strengthening the\ngovernance and supervision of childcare services through a national\ndaycare arrangement, following several cases of violence against\nchildren that have drawn government attention.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Forestry has allocated a budget of Rp667.92 billion\nfor 2026 to improve the welfare of communities living around forests.\nThe budget, which is a 28.84 percent increase from the previous year,\nwill be used for labour-intensive programmes, social forestry, farmer\ngroups, and forest and land fire prevention patrols.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has shared several tips to help the\npublic avoid fraudulent badal hajj services. The ministry reminded\ncitizens that a badal hajj performer must have already completed their\nown hajj pilgrimage and urged the public to be wary of offers with\nunreasonable fees.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-evaluates-free-nutritious-meals-programme-for-elite-schools-1781229171",
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