BGN Chief: Free Nutritious Meal Programme Constitutional, Will Continue After MK Ruling

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has confirmed that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme will continue following the Constitutional Court (MK) ruling Number 40/PUU-XXIV/2026. The agency emphasised that the ruling does not halt the programme.

BGN Head Sudaryono stated that the MK ruling actually provides legal certainty for the continuation of the MBG programme. He noted that the court declared the programme constitutional.

“The key point to underline is that the Constitutional Court ruling actually affirms that the Free Nutritious Meal programme is constitutional,” he said in a statement on Monday (3/8/2026).

Based on a legal review conducted by the BGN, the MK ruling does not annul or stop the implementation of the MBG programme. The court merely provided direction regarding adjustments to the budgeting mechanism, specifically concerning the calculation of the MBG programme budget within the mandatory education spending component.