JAKARTA - Gerindra Party Spokesperson Bahtra Banong confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto asked the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to improve the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program within one month.
Bahtra said, President Prabowo continues to encourage BGN to carry out evaluations and breakthroughs so that the MBG program can run more optimally in the future.
"Previously, the President had instructed how the governance should be improved, the beneficiaries must be targeted, especially those who are really in need of the areas. And the Deputy Head of BGN also conveyed that children whose parents are considered rich, are considered very capable, should not receive it. And I think it's something good in order to improve and also how the budget savings of MBG in the future can be better," said Bahtra at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, July 16.
"And I think giving a deadline within a month, that's something positive. I think BGN can improve in the time given by the President. And now school children have started to be active this week, that can also accelerate," he continued.
Bahtra assessed that BGN must evaluate kitchens that do not comply with standardization, ranging from management to the menus of food provided for students.
"And we have to invite all the public and including media friends to monitor these menus, because the President wants the budget that has been set to be maximized well," said the Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR.
Bahtra said, President Prabowo also instructed BGN to further study every policy taken.
"Of course, based on this direction, the study is more in-depth and in accordance with the rules. Because the President's instructions, and we have to see that this is something good for BGN in the future, especially the ones that are instructed are the areas that we consider 3T, yes," he said.
Previously, Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Agustina Arumsari revealed that President Prabowo Subianto gave BGN one month to continue to improve governance related to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.
"Mr. President asked us to review this again. We were given about a month, please review it again," said Agustina after a meeting with Prabowo at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 15.
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