Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, president-elect for the 2024-2029 period, wants to execute the program of providing free nutritious meals for school children to run efficiently without any leaks.
How this will be realized is thoroughly discussed in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne titled “Prabowo Subianto Talks for Indonesia” aired on Wednesday night, May 22.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious meal program for students in schools has been calculated, and he is optimistic about being able to realize it.
“We have calculated that we are able to do it; the issue of organization is not necessarily what we are thinking about, whether it needs a special ministry or just a body, I think it’s not about the organization, but what is important is the scheme, the system, until it is realized properly to the children,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he is striving for no leaks in the implementation of the program in his future government.
“The problem, I have been talking about this for a long time, there is a phenomenon as a nation that we are aware that there are many leaks in our nation. Now, how do we create a scheme efficiently and well, with no leaks reaching our children,” said Prabowo.
As for the distribution of free milk to children throughout Indonesia, it will also be carried out according to the typology of each region.
Prabowo cited an example in one area in Southwest Maluku, Pulau Moa, which often produces buffalo milk. Therefore, it is not too difficult to obtain milk that can be reached by children in the Moa region.
“And the issue of milk. We will see depending on the region, for example, Southwest Maluku, Pulau Moa, they have many buffalo milk, there are buffaloes there, enough buffalo milk, there are also regions that have many goats, can get goat milk, and we have to see this,” explained Prabowo.
Meanwhile, in other areas where it is difficult to obtain a source of milk, the focus can be on the equitable distribution of nutritious food such as fish and eggs.
“If we see the protein in milk, it turns out that the protein and minerals and substances in eggs are better than milk, experts tell me, and eggs can be cheaper than milk in a certain area, so we concentrate on eggs, fish, and so on,” continued Prabowo.
Therefore, Prabowo emphasized that the distribution of nutritious food and free milk to children in Indonesia will be flexible based on the typology of each region.
“So, we must adjust our plans to the typology and conditions of different regions. We shouldn’t standardize one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous regions, coastal areas, islands. So, we must always be flexible, the most important thing is that our children get nutritious food. I think that is our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
