Medan - The Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) program is considered not only to contribute to the nutritional fulfillment of Indonesian children. But also become one of the driving forces of the national economy through the involvement of tens of thousands of business partners, hundreds of thousands of suppliers, and millions of workers in various regions.
The assessment was conveyed by 98 Activist, Ikhyar Velayati, to the media on Monday, June 22 in Medan. "This MBG program has an extraordinary impact both economically and in terms of labor absorption, this program supports 29,567 partners, partnering with 443,505 suppliers, absorbing 1,478,360 workers and providing free nutrition for 73,917,500 school children and students throughout Indonesia," said Ikhyar Velayati.
According to Ikhyar, the large involvement of business actors and workers in the program shows that MBG has created a wide multiplier effect for the community's economy.
"You can imagine if this program stops, who will be harmed and who will benefit, where is our conscience," he said.
He also invited all elements of society to participate in monitoring the implementation of the program so that the benefits can be felt to the maximum by the community and avoid various irregularities.
"It should be now that all elements of society, especially students, succeed in this program and escort this program so that it is really on target," said Ikhyar Velayati.
He assessed that the involvement of the community, especially among students, was important in ensuring that programs that directly touch the needs of the community run according to their goals.
Ikhyar also views MBG as one of the programs that has a strong bias towards small communities and groups that have always needed state support.
"It rarely happens in the momentum of history, a program run by the ruling regime that is on the side of the small people and does not submit to the pressure of international capital and domestic oligarchs. The student movement and the People's Movement are currently being tested, join the regime to complete the reform agenda or counter-reform by participating in thwarting the people's program of the Prabowo Subianto government," he said.
According to him, the success of the MBG program will be determined by public support and strong supervision so that the economic and social benefits generated can continue to be felt by the wider community.
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