Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has confirmed\nthere are no meal portion cuts by partners in the Free Nutritious Meals\n(MBG) programme, as the financial governance system has been aligned\nwith prevailing mechanisms.<\/p>\n
BGN Deputy Head Sony Sanjaya said the rumours had circulated among\nthe public due to a lack of understanding about the programme\u2019s\nfinancial governance. To address this, BGN is committed to conducting\nongoing socialisation regarding the management of the national nutrition\nimprovement programme to prevent any misperceptions.<\/p>\n
\u201cBGN strictly separates facility incentives for buildings (Rp6\nmillion per day) from raw material or food budgets. Through the at-cost\nprinciple and the use of virtual accounts (VA), raw material procurement\nfunds do not enter partners\u2019 personal accounts but remain in operational\nVAs whose disbursements are tightly supervised and paid according to\nverified purchase receipts,\u201d Sony said when contacted in Jakarta on\nMonday.<\/p>\n
He stressed that there is no food margin in the MBG programme. Should\nthere be any price difference in raw materials, the funds cannot be\nwithdrawn as partner profit and remain recorded in the financial system\nin accordance with prevailing mechanisms.<\/p>\n
This is stipulated in technical guideline (juknis) 401.1, which\nstates that the sole entitlement of partners is the facility incentive,\nnot profit from the sale of side dishes or meal portions.<\/p>\n
The facility incentive policy represents a budget efficiency strategy\nas well as risk transfer, as the state would otherwise require\nsubstantial upfront capital expenditure that could burden the national\nbudget (APBN).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a simulation where the state independently builds 30,000\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG), 30,000 multiplied by Rp3\nbillion would require Rp90 trillion \u2014 and that excludes land and\nmaintenance costs. Under the partnership scheme, the state does not\nincur large upfront capital expenditure. The APBN is not burdened by\nmassive capital outlays that risk becoming idle, as the state only pays\ndaily incentives based on service availability,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
According to him, the scheme enables the rapid mass development of\nnutrition infrastructure within months rather than years. The state is\nessentially \u201cbuying time\u201d for construction, whilst the risks of\nconstruction, maintenance and operations rest with the partners.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn practice, if a CCTV camera breaks, an air conditioning unit\nfails, or a roof leaks, the partner bears the repair costs. If an SPPG\nviolates standard operating procedures or food safety standards, its\nstatus can be temporarily suspended and its incentive halted,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
In the event of an extraordinary incident, such as food poisoning, he\nadded, an SPPG can be suspended or even permanently closed, with the\nfull risk of investment losses borne by the partner.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-nutrition-agency-assures-no-portion-cuts-in-free-nutritious-meals-programme-1771834426", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }