DPR Urges To Revoke Lalai's SPPG Permit, BGN Boss Says This
JAKARTA - Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, ensured that his party would continue to evaluate and improve the quality of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) which is the implementer of the Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG).
This was conveyed following criticism from the Deputy Chairman of Commission IX of the DPR RI, Charles Honoris, that BGN immediately revoke the SPPG operational permit which was proven negligent and endangered the safety of children.
"SPPG is continuously evaluated and its quality is improved," Dadan told VOI, Monday, July 28.
Despite being urged to revoke the permit, Dadan stated that his party would continue to strengthen the monitoring mechanism for all MBG implementing partners, including increasing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). "We increase the SOP and its services," he said.
MBG Poisoning Case, DPR Urges BGN To Revoke SPPG Permit
Deputy Chairman of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Charles Honoris asked BGN to revoke the SPPG permit which was negligent because it caused an incident of student poisoning after consuming the MBG menu in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), recently.
"BGN must not turn a blind eye and be too focused on pursuing the number of beneficiaries after having a large budget allocation. The most important thing is the quality of the benefits of MBG itself," Charles said in his statement, Sunday, July 27.
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Politikus PDI Perjuangan itu menegaskan bahwa kejadian keracunan akibat konsumsi MBG bukanlah kesalahan kecil yang bisa dikompensasikan dengan statistik keberhasilan program secara keseluruhan.
Dia meminta agar kejadian seperti di Kupang tidak terulang dan menjadi bahan evaluasi mendalam bagi pelaksana di lapangan.
"Ini bukan soal angka, tapi soal kesehatan raga anak-anak penerus bangsa," ujar Charles.
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The PDI-P politician emphasized that the poisoning incident due to MBG consumption was not a small mistake that could be compensated for with the overall program's success statistics.
He requested that incidents such as in Kupang do not repeat itself and become an in-depth evaluation material for implementers in the field.
"This is not a matter of numbers, but a matter of physical health for the children of the nation's successors," said Charles.