Head of BGN Reveals Urgency of Purchasing 21,800 Electric Motorcycles for SPPG Heads

JAKARTA - The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, has revealed the urgency behind the purchase of 21,800 electric motorcycles priced at Rp42 billion for the heads of the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG).

Dadan stated that these electric motorcycles are required for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) kitchens to access hard-to-reach areas.

“Yes, this programme will reach areas that will be very difficult to access. Reaching villages and regions that can only be accessed by motorcycle. They are to support operations,” said Dadan at the Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (8/4/2026).

Nevertheless, Dadan emphasised that the procurement of electric motorcycles for 2026 has now been stopped.

“For now, we will suffice with what we have, because this is the 2025 budget, there is no planning for purchases in 2026,” he added.

This issue came to light following a video showing dozens of electric motorcycles bearing the BGN logo that went viral on social media.

In the video uploaded by the TikTok account @NOVIR007 on Monday (6/4/2026), it was narrated that there were 70,000 motorcycles specifically for the West Java region.

“I’m spilling this: all these motorcycles, there are 70,000 for the West Java province alone. Now, are they for all employees or just for the SPPG kitchen heads? I’m not sure, I don’t want to spread hoaxes, but clearly, there are 70,000 units for West Java province only,” he said.

After the video went viral, Dadan confirmed that the electric motorcycles indeed belong to BGN to support the operations of the Free Nutritious Meals programme, particularly for the Heads of the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG).