Bandung, West Java (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) urged all Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) to upload menus of meals provided under the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program as a form of transparency for the public.
BGN Deputy Head for Nutritional Fulfillment Operations, Sonny Sonjaya, stated that the uploaded information must include not only the food menus but also the nutritional content and the cost of the meals.
"BGN has instructed all SPPGs to create social media accounts as a tool for communication between the units and the public. They are required to upload the food menus, nutritional content, and prices," he said here on Sunday.
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He explained that this measure is intended to ensure the public can monitor the quality and content of meals provided to the program's beneficiaries.
Sonny added that the public is also allowed to lodge complaints directly with the SPPG or MBG kitchens if they find the MBG menus to be inadequate.
"If it is not appropriate, the public can lodge a complaint. That is a form of public transparency and accountability," he said.
He noted that people may also share this information on social media, provided it is aimed at improving services and is accompanied by a report to the relevant SPPG.
Targeting 82.9 million beneficiaries nationwide, the MBG program was launched by the Indonesian government on January 6, 2025, aiming to improve the nutritional status of children under five, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and schoolchildren up to the high school level.
The government is set to expand the program to cover older adults and persons with disabilities this year.
According to data from the Coordinating Ministry for Food, as of February 27, 2026, the free meal program has reached 61.2 million beneficiaries across 38 provinces, served by 24,368 SPPGs.
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