INFOKU, BLORA – Until now,policy for the nutritious meal (MBG) is still uncertain when it will be implemented.
However, the Blora Regency Government (Pemkab) has prepared a budget of IDR 20 billion for this agenda in the 2025 APBD .
The budget was included in the unexpected costs . After calculating the amount of the budget prepared, it could only be done in 18 days for 120,414 students ranging from KB, TK, SD, and SMP.
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Head of the Blora Regional Development Planning Agency ( Bappeda ) Mahbub Djunaidi revealed that while waiting for the MBG program policy from the central government, the district government has prepared a budget to make the program a success.
Of course, we also take into account the capabilities of the region.
"For 2025, only IDR 20 billion has been prepared, the mechanism is still waiting for the central government," he said.
Mahbub explained that the program had not been included in the Regional Government Work Plan ( RKPD ).
The district government prefers the option of including the budget in unexpected costs ( BTT ) just in case.
Based on information from the National Nutrition Agency ( BGN ), he continued, the financing scheme for the program could come from the APBN , APBD, or corporate social responsibility ( CSR ).
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He said that the policy from the central government to the regions had been passed down.
He confirmed that there would be policy changes that would be taken to adjust.
"The plan is that in the first quarter, specifically April, there will be adjustment changes to include a free nutritious meal program ," he explained.
His party and the Blora Education Office ( Disdik ) have conducted a calculation simulation, a budget of IDR 20 billion was disbursed with a total of 120,414 students.
With a reference of IDR 10,000 per person or around IDR 1.2 billion per day.
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So, he added, the budget prepared can only last 18 days.
However, he is confident that there will be assistance from the central government.
"And, the National Nutrition Agency has planned that each district will have a nutrition service house," he concluded. (Endah / IST )
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