JAKARTA - The National Nutrition Agency stated that 323 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) or public kitchens of the Free Nutritious Meal program also served people affected by flood disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayanapada the Plenary Cabinet Meeting at the State Palace, Jakarta, said that MBG kitchens in disaster-affected areas had switched functions to provide nutritious food for refugees.
Of the 323 SPPGs that have been repurposed, 109 SPPGs are in Aceh, 148 SPPGs in North Sumatra, and 66 SPPGs in West Sumatra.
"Regarding disaster response, thank God in Aceh Province there are 109 SPPG, in North Sumatra Province there are 148 SPPG, in South Sumatra Province there are 66 SPPG. A total of 323 SPPG were converted because they were affected by disasters," said Dadan as reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 15.
Dadan ensured that the budget for SPPG-SPPG in disaster-affected areas would always be available so that it could continue to serve the community during the emergency response period.
"We make sure that all virtual accounts in disaster areas, we make sure that the money is always available to serve the community," he said.
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Dadan also reported that 17,555 SPPGs had been established in 38 provinces throughout Indonesia. These MBG kitchens have served 50.39 million students and created direct employment for 741,985 people. The MBG program also involves 41,389 suppliers.
The absorption of the MBG program budget to date has reached Rp. 58 trillion or 81 percent of the ceiling.
Until the end of December, said Dadan, as many as 19,000 new SPPGs will stand up.
"The MBG program is estimated to have formed 19,000 SPPGs by the end of December and that concerns 70 percent of the beneficiaries. Insyaallah will use all the existing budgets that have been given to BGN," said Dadan.
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