Nanik Deyang steps down as head of BGN after 45 days
The BGN chief post is vacant as officials reshuffle and review 28,000 SPPG units for the MBG program continues.
The BGN chief post is vacant as officials reshuffle and review 28,000 SPPG units for the MBG program continues.
BGN has about a month to clean up data and management while prioritizing quality, food safety and 3T areas.
The planned procurement was revised from 25,000 to about 21,000 units as corruption investigators examine the Makan Bergizi Gratis program.
The review is due in a month and could also prioritize underdeveloped areas and regions with high stunting rates.
Third-party payments remain pending as the 2026 budget revision is still under review at the Kementerian Keuangan.
BGN is still calculating cost sufficiency per recipient, while the Food Coordinating Minister has one month to clear obstacles and misuse.
BGN inspected schools and SPPG in Jakarta to check distribution accuracy, food safety, and animal protein on the menu.
The proposal is being directed to BGN as the 2027 MBG recipient scheme is still being drafted, with TBC said to kill about 126 thousand a year.
BGN has temporarily halted MBG distribution during school break, and SPPG incentive savings are estimated at about Rp3 triliun.
Series: Makan Bergizi Gratis · Student Involvement Protests · 2 chapters since Jun 24New: DPR says the SPPG vehicle purchase did not fit needs, lacked reporting, and may have involved a price markup.
The suspension runs June 22-July 13, 2026, covering pregnant women, nursing mothers and toddlers, with no SPPG incentives.
BGN is reviewing beneficiary data, including a possible removal of 8 million affluent high school students from the MBG program.
Students, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and non-PAUD toddlers will miss MBG from 22 June-13 July 2026.
Funds for 39,352 students will be redirected to 3T areas and to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and toddlers.
The move could lower the program’s funding needs while shifting nutrition interventions toward pregnant women, toddlers and young children.
Unfit SPPG kitchens will be shut, and the incentive formula will shift to match recipient numbers and food quality.
Series: Indonesian National Nutrition Agency · Mbg Governance Overhaul · 4 chapters since Jun 16Regional BGN officials say the disruption has lasted a week, while central leaders insist disbursements are proceeding in stages.
Series: Indonesian National Nutrition Agency · Mbg Funding Disruption · 2 chapters since Jun 9The swearing-in will be held Monday afternoon at Istana, along with two BGN deputies, Agustina Arumsari and Trenggono.