Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the elected president for the period 2024-2029, wants to execute the free nutritious food program for school children to run efficiently without any leaks.
How this will be realized is fully explained in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne entitled “Prabowo Subianto Speaks for Indonesia” which aired on Wednesday (22/5) night.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious food program for students in schools has been calculated and he is optimistic about being able to realize it.
“We have calculated that we are capable, the problem of organization, we haven’t necessarily thought about that, whether it needs a special ministry or just a body, I don’t think it’s the organization but what is important is the scheme, the system, until it is realized to the children accurately,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he is working to ensure there are no leaks 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 children that we are aware that there are many leaks in our nation. Now, how do we create an efficient scheme, so there are no leaks to our children,” said Prabowo.
Regarding the distribution of free milk to children throughout Indonesia, it will also be carried out according to the typology of each region.
Prabowo gave an example in one district in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island, where the area often produces buffalo milk. So, it is not difficult to obtain milk production that can be reached by children in the Moa region.
“And the issue of milk. We will see that it depends on the region, for example Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, they have a lot of buffalo milk, there are buffaloes there, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas with a lot of Etawa 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 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 substances in eggs are better than milk, experts tell me and eggs are cheaper than milk in a certain area, so we concentrate on eggs, on 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 according to the typology of each region.
“So, we have to adjust our plans to the typology and conditions of different regions. We shouldn’t standardize one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous regions, coastal regions, islands. So, we always have to be flexible, the most important thing is that our children get nutritious food. I think that’s our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
