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        "id": 1811261,
        "msgid": "mbg-halted-during-holidays-rp100-1-trillion-allocated-for-disaster-recovery-1781830310",
        "date": "2026-06-19 06:40:11",
        "title": "MBG halted during holidays, Rp100.1 trillion allocated for disaster recovery",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The government has temporarily suspended the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme during the school holidays to standardise operational governance, with service units also not receiving incentives during this period. Meanwhile, President Prabowo Subianto has approved a Rp100.1 trillion budget for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra over three years. Other initiatives include an accelerated housing renovation programme for families of students attending Sekolah Rakyat, aimed at breaking the chain of extreme poverty.",
        "content": "<p>The distribution of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme will be\ntemporarily halted during the school holiday period to support the\narrangement and standardisation of governance, according to Deputy Head\nof the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) and BGN Spokesperson Agustina\nArumsari. \u201cFor this occasion, the policy we have taken is to completely\nstop distributing MBG with the intention of standardising operational\ngovernance and resource efficiency,\u201d Agustina Arumsari stated. She added\nthat the Nutritional Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) will not receive\nincentives during the school holidays in line with the temporary\nsuspension of the programme. \u201cAll non-operational SPPGs will not receive\nincentives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate development, the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos)\nand the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) are accelerating\nthe implementation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance\nProgramme (BSPS), or house renovation scheme, targeting parents of\nSekolah Rakyat students. Expert Staff to the Minister of Social Affairs,\nFajar WH, explained that this cross-ministerial integration aims to\nbreak the chain of extreme poverty through improving domestic\ninfrastructure and meeting basic housing needs. \u201cThe Sekolah Rakyat\napproach does not only focus on children\u2019s education, but also targets\nimproving the welfare of the entire family. The children are schooled,\nthe parents are empowered, and their uninhabitable houses are\nrenovated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding disaster recovery, the Coordinating Ministry for Human\nDevelopment and Cultural Affairs (Kemenko PMK) stressed the importance\nof overseeing the post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction budget\nfor Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to ensure programmes are\npromptly realised on the ground. Coordinating Minister Pratikno noted\nthat while most of the budget for ministries and agencies has been\ndisbursed, the focus must be on ensuring programmes are implemented as\nquickly as possible. President Prabowo Subianto has approved a\npost-disaster recovery budget of Rp100.1 trillion over three years,\ndistributed through 23 primary ministries\/agencies and 10 supporting\nones. \u201cThe President has issued a directive approving a total three-year\nbudget of Rp100.1 trillion, divided into three stages,\u201d said Minister of\nHome Affairs and Head of the Task Force for the Acceleration of\nPost-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sumatra, Tito\nKarnavian.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mbg-halted-during-holidays-rp100-1-trillion-allocated-for-disaster-recovery-1781830310",
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