KSP Ensures Free Nutritious Meal Programme Runs Optimally at Start of New School Year
“Let us make this school environment orientation period a child-friendly experience, so that schools become safe, comfortable and enjoyable places, while shaping a generation that is healthy, intelligent and of good character.”
Jakarta (ANTARA) — Head of the Presidential Staff, General (Ret.) Dudung Abdurachman, on Monday inspected the operations of the Nutritional Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) and the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme in Purwakarta, West Java, to ensure the programme runs optimally at the start of the new school year.
Dudung visited SPPG Ciseureuh 8 as well as the MBG implementation at Ciseureuh 3 State Primary School, coinciding with the first day of school and the School Environment Orientation Period (MPLS) activities.
“Let us make this school orientation period a child-friendly experience, so that schools become safe, comfortable and enjoyable places, while shaping a generation that is healthy, intelligent and of good character,” said Dudung in a statement from the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) received in Jakarta on Monday.
He said the inspection was carried out to ensure that the strengthening of governance of the national priority programme is running well on the ground, including the readiness of the SPPG following the school holiday period.
After the inspection, Dudung expressed his appreciation and congratulations to the students beginning the new school year. He hoped the moment would be used to build a conducive learning environment.
He also held discussions with SPPG managers, school principals, teachers and students to gather feedback on food quality, menu variety and the programme’s benefits for learning activities.
“We also spoke with the SPPG, school principals, teachers and, most importantly, the children as beneficiaries. Input from beneficiaries is an important part of the evaluation to continuously improve the quality of the MBG programme,” he said.
According to Dudung, the MBG programme has now entered a governance strengthening phase in accordance with National Nutrition Agency Circular Number 12 of 2026. He said the National Nutrition Agency, together with various parties, continues to strengthen the programme’s implementation in line with President Prabowo Subianto’s instructions.
On the occasion, he noted that there are still school buildings requiring renovation and expressed hope that the proposed improvements could be realised by the government this year.
“We have also made sure that the remaining old buildings, which have already been proposed, will hopefully receive government support for renovation this year,” he said.
Dudung stressed that the integration of various national priority programmes within the school environment aims to support improvements in the quality of education while preparing an excellent human resources base.