Nutrition Agency Calls SPPG Already Operating Capai 1,873 Units

Special Staff to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Redy Hendra Gunawan. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Special Staff of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Redy Hendra Gunawan said that to this day (as of July 6), the number of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) that have been operating has reached 1,873 units.

In the near future, this number will increase by about 2,200 SPPG units.

"Today, the total Gizi Fulfillment Service Units that have been operating have reached 1,873. Next week, there will be 473 SPPGs, bringing the total to almost 2,200 SPPGs. This has exceeded the BGN target," he said in a weekly update on the development of the Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG) which was broadcast online, Sunday, July 6.

BGN's initial target is to operate 1,994 SPPGs by July 2025. However, the acceleration of realization makes the number of active SPPGs estimated to exceed this figure.

With this achievement, the government's priority program is projected to be able to absorb nearly 100,000 workers directly in all nutritional services units.

"BGN targets that in July, 1.994 SPPGs will operate. Next week, it will operate around 2.200 SPPGs. This means that BGN will absorb nearly 100,000 direct workers working in the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit," continued Redy.

In addition to absorbing large amounts of labor, this program also involves around 10,000 local business actors consisting of MSMEs, Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes), and cooperatives that supply food raw materials to SPPG. This creates a multiplier economic effect in various regions.

Not only in terms of operations and the economy, the number of beneficiaries also showed an increase of 1.2 million.

Thus, the total beneficiaries from the beginning of operation until July reached 7 million people.

"BGN next week, there will be an additional 1.2 million beneficiaries so that the total we will serve next week is almost 7 million beneficiaries," said Redy.

According to Redy, this figure has exceeded the total population of Singapore, so the quality and service standards are top priorities.

"This has exceeded the total population of Singapore so that the National Nutrition Agency continues to carry out the operations of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit according to the standards we set out to avoid unwanted incidents by all of us," he continued.

BGN is also conducting a verification process for around 4,000 prospective SPPG partners who are currently queuing.

"BGN is verifying the partners of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit, which today queues around 4,000 for us to verify. Hopefully this verification acceleration will be carried out so that the BGN target in August will be achieved quickly," concluded Redy.