National Economic Council (DEN) Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan\nreported to President Prabowo Subianto on the survey results covering\nhundreds of Nutritional Service Fulfilment Unit (SPPG) points for the\nFree Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. Luhut stated that the independent\nsurvey by DEN was conducted across 800 SPPG points.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter we were summoned by the President, I believe the first\nexplanation was the survey results conducted by the Economic Council\nregarding the implementation of the nutritious meals programme we\ncarried out at 800 points, done truly professionally. So we at DEN must,\nand do, carefully guard our credibility, and we reported that to the\nPresident in detail,\u201d Luhut said after the meeting on Tuesday\n(9\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n
DEN member Septian Hario Seto explained that the survey was conducted\nrandomly in various regions, such as South Nias, Halmahera, and Papua.\nSeto said the survey showed positive results, indicating that each SPPG\nhas at least one small supplier.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the Chairman conveyed earlier, there are 800 points we selected\nthrough random sampling. So it was the computer that chose the samples.\nThus, there are some in South Nias, some in Halmahera, some in Papua,\nand all sorts of places,\u201d Seto said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this can be described as representing the total overall\npopulation of existing SPPGs. The first positive result we observed is\nthat 86.9% of current SPPGs have at least one small supplier. These are\nMSMEs located near the SPPG site,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Seto stated that, on average, an SPPG has three MSMEs acting as\nsuppliers. This demonstrates that the MBG programme\u2019s implementation\naligns with Prabowo\u2019s desire for a local supplier ecosystem to take\nshape.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalculated on average, there are 3 MSMEs partnered with each SPPG.\nThis proves that the MBG programme, besides achieving the President\u2019s\ngoal of improving the nutrition of Indonesian children, is also creating\na new supply chain ecosystem. What is more interesting is that around\n64-65% of these MSMEs are located within the same regency as the SPPG,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Seto added that the survey findings show local human\nresources are being empowered as workers in the programme\u2019s\nimplementation.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur third finding concerns the workforce: almost 99% are indeed\nlocal residents. Satisfaction with the performance of these MSMEs is\nalso quite high, reaching above approximately 70%,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Seto noted there are matters requiring the government\u2019s\nattention. One is the provision of capital assistance to the MSMEs\nsupplying the SPPGs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, there are several things that can be improved, especially\ncapital assistance for these MSMEs. So they can have better working\ncapital, ultimately enabling them to serve the SPPGs more extensively\nand with a greater variety of commodities,\u201d Seto said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also see this as one of the drivers behind why our growth reached\n5.61% yesterday,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
It is known that Luhut met with Prabowo at the Palace on Tuesday\nafternoon. He was accompanied by several DEN members, namely Chatib\nBasri, Septian Hario Seto, and Firman Hidayat.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/luhut-reports-mbg-programme-survey-results-to-prabowo-what-are-the-findings-1781018511", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }