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Senin, 13 Januari 2025

Vice Minister Todotua Pasaribu States Free Nutritious Meals Program Strengthens Local MSME Economy

Banten, January 13, 2025 – Vice Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Vice Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Todotua Pasaribu, visited Lengkong Gudang State Elementary School in South Tangerang today (13/1) to directly observe the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals Program (Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG). The visit was conducted alongside Fritz Edward Siregar, Deputy for Coordination of Information and Communication Evaluation at the Presidential Communications Office; South Tangerang Deputy Mayor Pilar Saga Ichsan; and Presidential Spokesperson Adita Irawati to oversee the distribution of nutritious lunches to students at SDN Lengkong Gudang.

The MBG Program is a breakthrough initiative by President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran, aimed at improving public health by ensuring adequate nutrition for children in Indonesia, preventing growth and developmental disorders in children (child stunting), and having a broad impact on empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and boosting local economies.


“The students are very happy with this program, and we hope it aligns with the government’s expectations. This program is designed to provide a fundamental foundation for the nutritional resilience of our human resources,” said Vice Minister Todotua.


Vice Minister Todotua added that the free nutritious meals program is not only targeted at school students. Gradually, the government will distribute free nutritious meals to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers.


“This program also supports the MSME sector, as its implementation involves community kitchens in the surrounding areas. These kitchens are run by the communities near the schools or the locations where the nutritious meals are distributed. This is a large-scale program that also achieves good targets—supporting MSMEs, the community, fundamental character building, and nutrition. All these goals are being met,” explained the Palu-born official.


Presidential Communications Office Spokesperson Adita Irawati stated that the purpose of the free nutritious meals program is to help reduce stunting and malnutrition rates in Indonesia. She also revealed that the menus for the MBG Program will continue to be refined and improved during its implementation.


“When the program is implemented, there are several aspects that need to be refined. One of them is feedback regarding the menu. We must emphasize that the reference for the menu is the Nutritional Adequacy Rate (Angka Kecukupan Gizi, AKG). The primary goal is to ensure the AKG is met with a balanced nutritional composition,” said Adita.


The MBG Program in South Tangerang has been implemented simultaneously at seven locations since January 6, 2025. The implementation of the MBG Program in each region will be adjusted to local conditions. In addition to schools and integrated health service posts, the MBG Program in some areas has also been carried out using a proactive approach, where teams visit the homes of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers based on data from local community health centers and integrated health service posts. (*)


For further information, please contact:

Sri Moertiningroem

Head of Protocol and Public Relations Bureau  

Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry/BKPM  

Email: humas@bkpm.go.id

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