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        "msgid": "zulhas-to-fast-track-overhaul-of-free-nutritious-meals-programme-within-a-month-1781168216",
        "date": "2026-06-11 14:58:29",
        "title": "Zulhas to Fast-Track Overhaul of Free Nutritious Meals Programme Within a Month",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan has announced a one-month restructuring of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme following concerns raised by President Prabowo Subianto. The overhaul will address issues such as the alleged trading of kitchen operation permits, uneven distribution of facilities, and verification of beneficiaries. The National Nutrition Agency will concurrently impose a moratorium on new kitchens and refocus aid towards those most in need.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, has\nstated that the government is committed to restructuring the Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) Programme within the next month. He made the\nremarks during a discussion on improving MBG service quality held at the\nCoordinating Ministry for Food office in Jakarta. \u201cWe need one month for\nrestructuring,\u201d Zulhas said on Thursday, 11 June 2026. Within that\nmonth, Zulhas committed to organising and rectifying Nutrition\nFulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) locations that had been traded, mapping\nschools receiving MBG, improving kitchen quality, and verifying reports\non programme beneficiaries. \u201cA comprehensive restructuring by the new\nHead of BGN and the new management is needed to fix this very important\nprogramme,\u201d he stated. The overhaul of the MBG programme is the\ngovernment\u2019s response to various problems that occurred during its\nimplementation. Zulhas acknowledged that these issues had drawn the\nattention of President Prabowo Subianto. \u201cAt one point, the President\nfinally heard and has decided to replace the management with a new one,\u201d\nZulhas said. Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik S.\nDeyang, stated that her agency is implementing several budget efficiency\nmeasures to ensure the programme\u2019s implementation does not burden state\nfinances without altering the nutritional fulfilment targets for\nbeneficiaries. The first step is a moratorium on opening new service\npoints and kitchens. To date, there are 27,877 operational kitchen\npoints based on virtual accounts, which will be reorganised to assess\nthe suitability of service capacity against the number of beneficiaries\nin each region. According to her, BGN is also temporarily halting new\nkitchen registrations while mapping needs across various regions. This\nrestructuring is being carried out because the distribution of kitchens\nis still concentrated on Java Island. The next step is refocusing\nbeneficiaries so that nutritional interventions are more directed\ntowards groups that genuinely need them. An evaluation is being\nconducted regarding the number of beneficiaries, currently recorded at\naround 63 million people. Furthermore, BGN will also strengthen\nsupervision of service quality. In 2026, the programme\u2019s focus is\ndirected towards improving implementation quality, rather than merely\nchasing quantity. Evaluations will be conducted to ensure operating\nkitchens have met technical guidelines and possess suitable service\ncapacity.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/zulhas-to-fast-track-overhaul-of-free-nutritious-meals-programme-within-a-month-1781168216",
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