BGN Deputy Head for Dietary Achievement Operations, Sonny Sonjaya, acknowledged that the uploaded info should embody not solely the meals menus but additionally the dietary content material and the price of the meals.
“BGN has instructed all SPPGs to create social media accounts as a device for communication between the models and the general public. They’re required to add the meals menus, dietary content material, and costs,” he mentioned right here on Sunday.
He defined that this measure is meant to make sure the general public can monitor the standard and content material of meals offered to this system’s beneficiaries.
Sonny added that the general public can be allowed to lodge complaints immediately with the SPPG or MBG kitchens in the event that they discover the MBG menus to be insufficient.
“If it’s not acceptable, the general public can lodge a criticism. That may be a type of public transparency and accountability,” he mentioned.
He famous that individuals may share this info on social media, offered it’s geared toward enhancing providers and is accompanied by a report back to the related SPPG.
Focusing on 82.9 million beneficiaries nationwide, the MBG program was launched by the Indonesian authorities on January 6, 2025, aiming to enhance the dietary standing of kids beneath 5, pregnant ladies, breastfeeding moms, and schoolchildren as much as the highschool stage.
The federal government is about to develop this system to cowl older adults and individuals with disabilities this 12 months.
Based on knowledge from the Coordinating Ministry for Meals, as of February 27, 2026, the free meal program has reached 61.2 million beneficiaries throughout 38 provinces, served by 24,368 SPPGs.
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