Prabowo Sets A Nutritious Food Budget Of IDR 10,000 Per Portion

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto has set a budget for free nutritious food (MBG) of IDR 10,000 per serving.

"In the average minimum or on average, we want to give an index per child per pregnant woman of approximately Rp. 10,000," Prabowo said when announcing the increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) through the Youtube channel, quoted on Saturday, November 30.

Prabowo said that in fact he wanted to budget for the program of Rp. 15,000 per portion, but the government considered Rp. 10,000 per portion quite nutritious.

"We want Rp. 15,000 but the budget condition may be Rp. 10,000 for sufficient areas. It is quite quality and nutritious," continued Prabowo.

Prabowo said this program is an additional form of welfare for the community, in addition to the increase in the UMP. He said, in the lowest decile community, the average family has 3 to 4 children. With the MBG budget of Rp. 10,000 per child, one family can receive a budget of Rp. 30,000 per day and Rp. 2.7 million per month.

"So if all of that is with the assistance of social assistance, including PKH (Family Hope Program) and other assistance, I think the government's efforts to secure all levels of society, including the labor group, I think it is very maximal at this time," said Prabowo.