Government Launches Financial Reporting Application to Oversee Free Nutritious Meals Programme Budget
Jakarta – To ensure the smooth operation and transparency of the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG), the government through the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has officially launched a collaboration with the Ministry of Finance to introduce E-Learning for Financial Report Preparation and the Financial Reporting Application for Nutrition Service Units (SPPG).
This strategic measure was adopted as a form of compliance with Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning State Treasury as well as a series of Finance Minister Regulations (PMK) relating to government assistance expenditure.
The national nutrition fulfilment programme currently has an extremely broad scope, targeting approximately 60 million beneficiaries. The service is supported by around 23,000 SPPGs distributed throughout Indonesia.
The programme’s scale is consistent with substantial budget allocations. For 2025, the initial budget managed reached Rp71 trillion and has been increased to Rp85 trillion through the Additional Cost Budget (ABT).
In response to the size of these funds, the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, emphasised that this budget represents a public trust that must be safeguarded with good and accountable governance.
“This funding is the people’s money. In every rupiah lies the hope that Indonesia’s children will grow healthy, intelligent, and excellent. Therefore, the principle of good governance is no longer an option but an absolute obligation,” he stated during the launch event on 12 March 2026.
The rules for managing these funds have been set out in the Decision of the Head of the National Nutrition Agency Number 63 of 2025. This policy requires each SPPG to prepare credible daily, weekly, and monthly reports to guarantee the transparency of budget usage.
The government recognises that financial reporting at the regional level presents particular challenges. Consequently, the National Nutrition Agency has partnered with the Financial Education and Training Board (BPPK) and the Directorate General of Treasury of the Ministry of Finance to release a digital solution.
SPPG managers can now learn to prepare financial reports at any time and from anywhere through the Ministry of Finance Learning Centre (KLC) platform.
At the same time, the government has also released the Financial Reporting Application for SPPG Version 04. This enhanced application is designed to make report preparation faster, present more accurate data, and improve SPPG readiness when facing audits from the Chief Inspector’s Office, BPKP, and BPK.