Will Free Nutritious Meals Continue During School Holidays? Read the Circular!

The long-awaited school holiday period is approaching. Ahead of the extended break, many parents have been questioning whether the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme will continue to operate during the holidays.

According to Circular Letter Number 12 of 2026 from the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, the MBG programme will not operate during school holidays. This policy also applies to non-students.

The following are the key points:

• There will be no MBG services provided for students or non-students during holiday periods.

• During the holiday period, security personnel will continue to perform their duties 24 hours a day on a rotating basis according to the established schedule.

• During the holiday period, SPPG (Nutrition Service Unit) facility incentives will not be provided.

• It is prohibited to use any SPPG facilities for any purpose during the holiday period.

• Violations of the aforementioned point will be strictly sanctioned, up to the suspension of SPPG operations.

• The financing of operational needs during holidays, such as electricity, water, internet access, and security personnel incentives, will use operational costs on an ‘at cost’ basis (real and according to necessity) from the allocated operational funds.

• During the holiday period, all SPPG Heads, Nutrition Officers, and Financial Supervisors will continue to report for duty to ensure that the SPPG remains orderly, clean, and secure.

• Specifically for holiday periods exceeding three days, one day before SPPG operational activities resume, the SPPG Head, Financial Supervisor, Nutrition Supervisor, and volunteers are required to report for duty to ensure operational readiness.

• Incentives for volunteers mentioned in point 8 will be funded using operational costs on an ‘at cost’ basis.

• This circular also covers regional holidays as determined by Regional Heads.

It should be noted that the suspension of the MBG programme during these holidays applies not only to school holidays but also to national holidays, religious holidays, specific regional holidays designated by local governments, as well as Saturdays and Sundays.