Facilities and Services Fail to Meet SOP, BGN to Halt SPPG Incentives

Jakarta, VIVA – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will halt incentives for Satuan Pelayanan Pemenuhan Gizi (SPPG) units if facilities and services in implementing the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG) do not comply with standard operating procedures (SOP).

Rufriyanto Maulana Yusuf, Director of Nutrition Fulfilment Risk Management at BGN, stated that the incentive scheme in the MBG Programme not only provides financial protection for SPPG partners but is also accompanied by strict control mechanisms.

“The system is equipped with strong disciplinary instruments through the principle of no service, no pay. The operational logic of this disciplinary mechanism is based on the highest legal supremacy, namely no service, no payment,” said Rufriyanto in his statement on Friday, 3 April 2026.

He explained that the Rp 6 million daily incentive can be immediately suspended if facilities do not meet operational standards or are deemed unfit for use.

“The partners’ right to the Rp 6 million incentive will be instantly forfeited if the SPPG facilities are classified as failed to operate or unavailable due to various reasons,” he said.

According to him, this mechanism serves as a punitive control tool to compel compliance, ensuring partners maintain optimal service quality and sanitation.

“Quality defect parameters are strictly enforced if, on a given day, the SPPG water filter is detected with E. coli, the Wastewater Treatment Installation (IPAL) flow is blocked flooding residential areas, the cooling machine fails causing meat to spoil, or failure to obtain the Sanitation Hygiene Certificate (SLHS),” he stated.

He emphasised that if such issues occur, the facilities are legally deemed to lack standby readiness. Consequently, the Rp 6 million incentive is suspended on that day.

Rufriyanto added that these provisions encourage partners to diligently maintain facility quality daily, as all operational risks lie with the partners.

Thus, food safety standards and environmental hygiene in the MBG Programme can be continuously upheld. Moreover, this policy is part of the ongoing refinement of public governance transformations.

“We must realise that every major transformation in public governance is a continuous improvement process,” said Rufriyanto.

“The MBG Programme through the SPPG partnership scheme may still require adjustments in various operational aspects, but denying its strategic value based on narrow prejudices could harm the public,” he added.