DPR Accommodates Student Aspirations on Fuel and Free Nutritious Meals

The leadership of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI received and immediately followed up on several aspirations presented by student representatives during an audience held at the DPR/MPR RI Building, Jakarta, on Friday.

The Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, stated that the House had interacted and communicated effectively with students from HMI MPO, Trisakti University, Mercu Buanda University, Esa Unggul University, and several other campuses.

“These aspirations are presented to the DPR as part of our oversight duties, to subsequently be forwarded to the government,” said Dasco after being met in Jakarta on Friday.

On the same occasion, the Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Saan Mustopa, detailed several points of student demands, which the House leadership responded to by directly contacting the relevant executive officials in the presence of the student representatives.

Regarding demands for economic stability, specifically the issue of shortages in subsidised Fuel (BBM) and the price dynamics of Pertamax, Saan mentioned that the DPR has communicated directly with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia.

“The Minister of ESDM communicated directly and promised to resolve the shortage of subsidised fuel as soon as possible. Regarding the price reduction scheme for Pertamax in line with global improvements, this will also be resolved quickly,” said Saan.

Another issue that emerged during the dialogue was the evaluation of the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).

“From the results of future evaluations and screenings, there is a potential saving of approximately Rp70 trillion from MBG programme processes that are deemed inefficient,” Saan added.

Shortly after Dasco and Saan descended from the protest’s command vehicle, the students eventually dispersed.