Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the elected president for the 2024-2029 period, wants to execute a program of providing free nutritious meals for school children efficiently without any leakage.
How this will be realized is thoroughly discussed in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne titled “Prabowo Subianto Speaks for Indonesia” airing on Wednesday, (22/5) night.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious meal program for students in schools has been calculated and he is optimistic that he can realize it.
“We have calculated that we are capable of it, the issue of organization, we’re not necessarily thinking about it yet, whether we need a specific ministry or just a body, I think it’s not about the organization but what’s important is the scheme, the system, until it is realized to the children accurately,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he is striving to ensure that there are no leakages in the implementation of the program in his future government.
“The problem is, I have been talking about this for a long time, there is a phenomenon as a nation’s child that is aware that there are many leakages in our nation. Now, how do we create a scheme efficiently and well, with no leakage until our children receive it,” said Prabowo.
Regarding the distribution of free milk to children throughout Indonesia will also be carried out according to the typology of each region.
Prabowo cited an example in one district in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island, where the area often produces buffalo milk. So, it is not too difficult to obtain milk production that can be reached by children in the Moa area.
“And the problem is milk. We will see that it depends on the region as an example Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, they have many buffalo milk, buffalo there, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas with many goats, can get goat milk and we have to see this,” explained Prabowo.
Meanwhile, in other regions where it is difficult to obtain a source of milk, the focus can be on distributing nutritious food such as fish and eggs evenly.
“If we look at the protein in milk, it turns out that the protein and minerals and the substances in eggs are better than milk, the experts told me and eggs can be cheaper than milk in certain areas, so we focus on eggs, on fish, and so on,” continued Prabowo.
Therefore, Prabowo emphasizes that the distribution of nutritious food and free milk to children in Indonesia will be flexible according to the typology of each region.
“So, we must adjust our plans to the different typologies 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 important thing is that our children get nutritious food. I think that’s our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
