Many SPPG Partners Still Mark Up Food Raw Material Prices for the MBG Program

Wed, 25 Feb 2026, 17:14 WIB | By Akmal Fauzi | Source: MEDIA_INDONESIA | Sosial Policy

The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, stated that she had received many reports regarding partners who frequently mark up the prices of food raw materials for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program. She reminded the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors not to compromise with partners who engage in fraudulent practices and compromise the MBG program.

“Remember! Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, Nutrition Supervisors, never agree to the demands, let alone cooperate with SPPG partners who mark up the prices of food raw materials for this MBG program, especially with poor quality food ingredients,” said the Deputy Head of BGN for Public Communication and Investigation, in Solo, Tuesday (February 24) evening.

Nanik conveyed her appeal during a Coordination Meeting with the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors in the Solo Raya region. The Coordination Meeting was attended by 933 people involved in managing the MBG kitchens, consisting of the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors, from the cities of Surakarta, Boyolali Regency, Sragen Regency, and Karanganyar Regency.

During the question and answer session, many Heads of SPPG reported that partners often marked up prices above the Highest Retail Price (HET) and forced them to accept poor quality raw materials. Hearing this report, Nanik immediately ordered the Coordinators for the Surakarta, Boyolali, Sragen, and Karanganyar regions to collect all the data. “You go around, check directly at the SPPGs, at which SPPGs did this markup occur,” she said.

This firm stance against compromise is very important. If the State Audit Board (BPK) finds a markup of food ingredients at prices above the Highest Retail Price (HET) in the financial reports of the SPPG, the Head of the SPPG will be held responsible. “Partners can relax, but you will have to face the law,” said the former Senior Journalist.

Therefore, not only reminding the managers of the MBG kitchens, Nanik even threatened the naughty partners who had marked up the prices of food ingredients above the HET, and then forced the Heads of SPPG to accept food raw materials from one or two suppliers that they designated, especially with poor quality.

“Heads of SPPG, please tell your partners that if there are partners who are caught marking up food prices, and only providing one or two suppliers, then I will suspend them!” said the Daily Chairman of the Coordinating Team of 17 Ministries and Agencies for the Implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, firmly.

The suppliers of food raw materials for the SPPG kitchens should not be dominated by one or two suppliers directed by the partners. SPPG should instead empower farmer groups, breeder groups, fisherman groups, cooperatives, and MSMEs around the MBG kitchen to become suppliers of food ingredients. The cooperatives in question should also not be artificial cooperatives created by partners just to circumvent the rules.

Nanik also prohibited SPPG from rejecting supplies of food ingredients from local farmers, breeders, and fishermen without justification. SPPG is even required to foster and help them to create a business so that they can become suppliers of food raw materials. With the involvement of many food ingredient suppliers, it is hoped that the community around the kitchen will also benefit from the MBG program, because the economy in the village will be stimulated. “SPPG must use at least 15 suppliers of food raw materials to meet the needs of each,” said Nanik.

The involvement of local communities as suppliers for the MBG kitchen has been regulated in Presidential Regulation Number 115 of 2025.

“The implementation of the MBG prioritizes the use of domestic products and the involvement of micro-enterprises, small enterprises, individual limited liability companies, cooperatives, village/urban cooperatives, and village-owned enterprises,” said Nanik, quoting Article 38 paragraph (1).

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The Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, launched by President Prabowo Subianto, continues to be implemented in various regions of Indonesia.

The Deputy Head of BGN prohibits the use of SPPG operational vehicles for shopping. Vehicles specifically for the distribution of MBG, violations will result in suspension.

A post circulating on social media stating that the BPJS Health membership for the recipients of the Health Insurance Contribution Assistance or BPJS PBI JK has been revoked for the MBG is not true.

Persis is very serious in building SPPG kitchens by prioritizing quality and professionalism.

The National Zakat Agency (Baznas) affirmed that the zakat, infaq, and sadaqah (ZIS) collected from muzakki and the public will not be used to finance the MBG program.

The BGN affirmed that the budget for the Free Nutritious Meal or MBG is Rp10,000, not Rp15,000 per portion, said Nanik S Deyang.

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