JAKARTA — Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah (S$8.31 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-end, the head of the agency overseeing the programme said on Friday (Jan 17).
Students eat meals from the free nutritious meals program at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan 6, 2025.JAKARTA — Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-end, the head of the agency overseeing the programme said on Friday .
It currently has a budget of 71 trillion rupiah, meant for the distribution of meals for up to 17.5 million recipients, with a design for a gradual rollout over several years. If his agency gets 100 trillion rupiah in September, such expansion is possible, he said. It was unclear if Prabowo has approved the additional budget.
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