Weekly Roundup: SPPG Incentive of Rp6 Million Per Day to Prevent Wastage and Clarification on Zakat Not Used for Free Nutritious Meal Programme
Jakarta — A number of noteworthy humanitarian developments occurred this week, providing a summary of key events.
The coverage begins with the Rp6 million daily incentive for nutrition service units to prevent budget wastage, alongside clarification from authorities that zakat funds are not being used for the Free Nutritious Meal Programme.
- National Nutrition Agency: Rp6 Million Daily Incentive for SPPG is Strategic to Prevent Wastage
The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Rp6 million daily incentive for Nutrition Service Fulfilment Units (SPPG) is a strategic measure to prevent national budget wastage.
Dadan made this statement in response to concerns circulating that the SPPG facility policy represented wasteful spending. According to him, the scheme is instead an efficient and low-risk strategy for the nation.
“There are a number of fundamental principles within this partnership scheme. First, the Rp6 million per day is not development funding from the national budget, but rather part of the payment mechanism for services already being delivered through SPPG. All physical development processes are carried out through independent investment by partners,” he said.
- Health Minister: BPJS Health Premium Increase Only Affects Upper-Middle Class
The Health Minister stated that the official increase in BPJS Health premiums only affects the upper-middle class population.
“The BPJS premium increase has absolutely no impact on the poor. This is because the poor are subsidised by the government,” said Health Minister Budi Gunadi.
- Environment Minister: No District Awarded Adipura Predicate in 2025
The Environment Minister, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, stated that no city or regency in Indonesia achieved the Adipura award in 2025 because they failed to meet the criteria for comprehensive waste management.
Hanif said that several regions previously considered likely to win the award still had sanitation problems that required addressing.
“Surabaya, which we had considered for Adipura, when we went to Benowo, we found illegal waste collection points scattered throughout most areas. When we left the city centre slightly, cleanliness still needed improvement. We went to Balikpapan, and once we moved away from the main road into residential areas just 100 metres away, the conditions were the same,” said Hanif.
- In Response to Foreigner with Measles Case, Health Ministry Accelerates Immunisation Next Week
The Ministry of Health stated that it would intensify measles and rubella (MR) immunisation for kindergarten and preschool children from next week, in response to a notification from Australia regarding a foreign national’s measles case who travelled to Indonesia.
“So we carry out immunisation strengthening on a routine basis and conduct catch-up MR immunisation, particularly in areas with low coverage. That is what we are doing. Second, we provide additional MR immunisation in areas experiencing outbreaks in 2025-2026. This additional MR immunisation is a crash programme,” said Acting Director General of Disease Control at the Ministry of Health, Andi Saguni.
- Baznas: Zakat Not Used for Free Nutritious Meal Programme
The National Zakat Board (Baznas) emphasised that zakat, endowments, and voluntary donations collected from donors and the public are not used to finance the Free Nutritious Meal Programme (MBG).
Rizaludin Kurniawan, Head of Fund Collection at Baznas, stated that the utilisation of zakat funds has clear usage regulations and cannot be diverted beyond the purposes established in Islamic law.
“We emphasise that zakat, endowments, and voluntary donations entrusted by the community to Baznas are not used even one per cent for the MBG Programme. All funds are distributed for the welfare of the Muslim community in accordance with the eight categories of rightful recipients,” he said.