BGN Reminds SPPG of Rp 6 Million Daily Incentive: “No Service, No Pay”

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has reminded that the Rp 6 million daily incentive will only be given to Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) that provide services in accordance with the provisions.

Rufriyanto Maulana Yusuf, Director of Nutrition Fulfilment Risk Management at BGN, stated that the incentive could be immediately stopped if the SPPG facilities do not meet operational standards.

“The right of partners to this Rp 6 million incentive will be immediately forfeited if the SPPG facility is classified as failed to operate or unavailable due to various reasons,” said Rufriyanto in an official statement on Friday (3/4/2026).

Rufriyanto explained that the Rp 6 million incentive for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) kitchens is given as a form of financial protection for BGN partners.

Nevertheless, he emphasised that the provision of the incentive is accompanied by strict controls and disciplinary instruments.

“The operational logic of this disciplinary mechanism is based on the highest legal supremacy of the ABP, namely no service, no payment or ‘no service, no pay’,” stated Rufriyanto.

He noted that this mechanism serves as an instrument to compel compliance (punitive control) so that BGN partners continue to maintain service quality.

Rufriyanto mentioned several issues that could lead to the suspension of the Rp 6 million incentive, including non-sterile SPPG water filters detected to be contaminated with E. Coli bacteria.

“Then, legally, that facility is declared to have unmet standby readiness, so on that day, the Rp 6 million incentive is immediately suspended,” explained Rufriyanto.

With this policy, SPPG will be encouraged to maintain discipline in ensuring quality every day.

They will also continue to uphold food safety standards and environmental hygiene.

Rufriyanto acknowledged that the governance of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme still requires improvements. However, he stressed that the partnership scheme in the programme holds strategic value.

“The MBG programme through the SPPG partnership scheme may still require adjustments in various operational aspects, but denying its strategic value based on narrow prejudice would be an intellectual loss,” he said.