Gibran Affirms Government's Commitment to Improve MBG Governance to Prevent Corruption

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has affirmed the government’s commitment to improving the governance of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme and the Village Red-and-White Cooperatives (KDMP). The government is ensuring that every citizen will benefit from these flagship programmes of President Prabowo Subianto. The governance reforms also aim to make the MBG and KDMP programmes more effective and free from corrupt practices.

“The government is committed to improving the governance of MBG and KDMP to ensure every rupiah truly benefits the community and that programme execution is more targeted, effective, efficient, and free from corrupt practices,” Gibran said in a written statement on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.

Gibran added that the governance improvements for the MBG and KDMP programmes also aim to increase public trust in the government, as well as market confidence in the national economy. “This step is important to maintain public trust and improve the government’s fiscal capacity, thereby boosting market confidence in the national economy,” he concluded.

Previously, the Head of the Government Communication Body (Bakom RI), Muhammad Qodari, stressed that the Free Nutritious Meals programme would continue. He stated that the programme is a political contract delivered by President Prabowo Subianto during the 2024 campaign.

Qodari explained that before running for president two years ago, Prabowo had presented various priority programmes to the public, including the MBG programme. “The MBG programme cannot simply be asked to stop. It is part of President Prabowo’s vision and political contract. He was elected because of the work programmes he implements; these programmes cannot be halted,” Qodari said.

He added that the MBG programme was born from a noble goal, namely to address nutritional issues still faced by some children and toddlers in Indonesia. He assessed that these issues must be tackled because they could affect the growth and development of the younger generation. While acknowledging that the implementation of MBG faces various challenges, Qodari stressed that these conditions cannot be used as a reason to stop the programme. Instead, the government will continue to make improvements so that its execution becomes more optimal.