BGN Reveals 93 Percent Nutrition Budget Distributed to Regions through Partners

Bogor, West Java — The Head of Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated that 93 percent of the national nutrition programme budget is allocated for government nutritious meal assistance distributed directly to regions through service units across Indonesia.

Dadan made the statement during a press conference for the Free Nutritious Meal Programme (MBG) at the SPPG Cibuluh 1 facility in Bogor, West Java, on Saturday.

Dadan explained that the BGN’s budget for 2026, as stipulated in legislation, reaches Rp268 trillion, with approximately Rp67 trillion in reserve funds.

“It should be noted that 93 percent of the Rp268 trillion is used for government nutritious meal assistance. So approximately Rp240 trillion is used for government intervention,” Dadan said.

He stated that the budget is disbursed directly from the State Treasury Service Office (KPPN) to the individual accounts of Nutrition Service Fulfilment Units (SPPG) distributed throughout Indonesia to ensure the programme runs more quickly and targets the right beneficiaries.

According to him, this direct disbursement system is designed so that programme benefits do not stop at the central level but are directly felt by the community and stimulate economic activity in regions through food procurement and service operational costs.

Dadan said the main financing components include food, operational costs, and implementer incentives. The largest portion is allocated for food to ensure quality and adequate nutrition for beneficiaries.

He added that utilisation of local resources is a key principle of programme implementation so that economic benefits are directly felt by business actors in regions, including farmers, food suppliers, and small businesses.

The MBG programme, he continued, forms part of the government’s strategy to develop human resources through nutritional intervention from early childhood through school age.

BGN targets nutritious meal services to reach pregnant women, nursing mothers, young children, and students, with phased implementation through the SPPG network in various regions.

Dadan emphasised that quality service evaluations are continuously conducted to maintain food safety and nutritional standards, whilst ensuring the programme runs effectively according to Indonesia’s human development objectives.