Mendukbangga ensures TPK delivering MBG receive incentives from SPPG

Cianjur, West Java (ANTARA) - Minister of Population and Family Development (Mendukbangga)/Head of BKKBN Wihaji confirmed that Family Support Teams (TPK) delivering Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and toddlers (3B) would receive incentives from the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG). Wihaji said this during a visit to stunting-risk families in Cipanas District, Cianjur Regency, West Java, on Wednesday, while also delivering MBG for 3B targets together with the TPK.

‘For the MBG 3B programme from the order of President Prabowo Subianto in Cipanas, it has been implemented, even during Ramadan and its dry season. I checked, including ensuring that the TPK distributing MBG also receive incentives from SPPG in accordance with the BGN decision we made together, regarding financing,’ he said.

‘The SPPG I visited is cool, amazing. Hopefully it can become an example for other SPPGs,’ he said.

He explained that the incentives are very useful for the TPKs given that they deliver MBG every day selflessly. Although most do so voluntarily, the incentives are one of the evidence of the state’s presence for those who are helping to improve the nutritional quality of Indonesian children while also reducing stunting.

‘Every day they are like this, some walk, some ride motorbikes, some in the mountains, including here. And of course this is part of the trust entrusted to me by the President, therefore these incentives are important,’ he said.

Nevertheless, Wihaji highlighted that there are still stunting-risk families in Cipanas who have not been educated to the maximum. One housewife named Reni Nuraeni (35) with husband Endang Ependi (41) has five children.

‘The average income of my husband is Rp50 thousand per day. I have five children; the first is 14 years old and no longer goes to school, and the youngest is 1 year old,’ she said.

Therefore, Wihaji urged village heads to provide assistance, while educating the family about the importance of education to lift family welfare.

‘Then please continue the schooling. Education is now free, so why not send them to school? If you want assistance, please apply to the village head or lurah, the important thing is that the children stay in school,’ Wihaji said.