Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the 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 leakage.
How this will be realized is discussed thoroughly in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne entitled “Prabowo Subianto Speaks For Indonesia” aired on Wednesday, (22/5) evening.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious food program intended for students in schools has been calculated and he is optimistic about being able to realize it.
“We have calculated that we are capable of it, the issue of organization, we have not yet considered whether a special ministry is needed or just a body is enough, I think not the organization but the important thing is the scheme, the system, until it is realized to the children accurately,” Prabowo explained.
Prabowo said that he strives for no leakage in the implementation of the program in his future administration.
“The problem is, I have been talking about this for a long time, there is a phenomenon as a nation’s child that realizes there are many leaks in our nation. Now, how do we create a scheme efficiently and well, without any leakage 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 region in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island, where the area often produces buffalo milk. Therefore, it is not difficult to obtain milk that can be reached by children in the Moa region.
“And the issue of milk. We will see that it depends on the area, as an example in Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, there are many buffalo milk, there are buffaloes there, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas that have many goats, can get goat milk and we must consider this,” Prabowo explained.
Meanwhile, in other regions where it is difficult to obtain a source of milk, the focus can be on distributing nutritious food items 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 told me and eggs are cheaper than milk in a certain area, so we concentrate on eggs, fish, and so on,” Prabowo continued.
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 different typologies and conditions of each region. We should not standardize one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous regions, coastal regions, islands. So, we must always be flexible, the important thing is our children can get nutritious food. I think that’s our goal,” Prabowo concluded.
