KPK Affirms Monitoring Government Policies Including Free Lunch Program Plans

DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) while Nawawi Pomolango said that his party had not been involved in the supervision of the Free Lunch and Milk Program which began to be discussed in the discussion of Macroeconomic Policy and the Principles of Fiscal Policy (KEM-PPKF) 2025.

"We haven't looked at it yet, I happened not to attend the cabinet meeting yesterday," said Nawawi at the KPK's Red and White building as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 27.

However, Nawawi said that one of the functions of the KPK is to supervise all government policies, both at the central and regional levels.

"All these policies remain part of what we do (supervision), whether they are fitting or the KPK needs to convey recommendations perhaps in an effort to improve and so on," he said.

The Free Lunch and Milk Program is a proposal from the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

In its vision and mission document, the candidate pair explains that the Free Lunch Program aims to overcome the problem of tengkes (stunting) and will target preschool, Elementary School (SD), Junior High School (SMP), High School (SMA), and Islamic boarding schools.

Nutrition assistance will also be given to pregnant women and toddlers throughout Indonesia to improve health and help the family's economy.

The program targets more than 80 million beneficiaries with 100 percent coverage by 2029.

KEM-PPKF is an official state document that is a reference for the preparation of a Financial Note and Draft State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) 2025.

The preparation of the 2025 State Budget is the last during the administration of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), while the implementation of the 2025 State Budget will be carried out by the next government.

Previously, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati asked that the design of the state budget this time be further sharpened, so that the state budget was able to answer various structural and fundamental issues.

"The state budget will continue to be optimized as a mainstay instrument to answer various challenges for Indonesia's development," said Sri Mulyani, Tuesday (13/2).