HOLIDAY NEWS - The flagship program of President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's government, namely Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), will certainly be provided twice a day, namely in the morning and afternoon.
This was stated by Prabowo's younger brother and CEO of Arsari Group, Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo. This condition is slightly different from the initial design of this program which was called the free lunch program.
"Here I want to clarify that some people feel that this is a free lunch. This is not a free lunch, this is a free meal twice a day, morning and afternoon," said Hashim, at an Economic Discussion event with Senior International Entrepreneurs, at Menara Kadin, Jakarta , Monday (7/10/2024).
According to Hashim, providing free food once is not enough to help overcome nutritional problems. Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) and the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK), 41% of students in Indonesia are hungry while studying at school.
"Why are they hungry? Because their parents can't afford to provide breakfast. They come to school, hungry, with empty stomachs. We can now understand why our rankings in terms of education are so bad," he said. Hashim said that Indonesia itself is far behind a number of its neighboring countries in terms of education. One of them is Singapore, which is among the countries with the best education in the world. Apart from that, there are also South Korea, Finland and New Zealand.
"Indonesia is consistently among the worst in the world. We are 63 out of 70 and always remain unchanged," he said. The initial plan was that this program would only be given to school children. However, in line with preparations, Hashim said, the MBG program was expanded to target children at home and housewives. It is hoped that this can also help overcome the problem of malnutrition among Indonesian children.
The government itself plans to allocate IDR 71 trillion for the 2025 free nutritious meal program. This budget is included in the education budget in the 2025 APBN which is budgeted at IDR 722.6 trillion. One of the menus that he confirmed will be present in this program is the egg menu. Through the use of domestic products, he believes that this program is able to encourage MSME businesses to grow. In this way, the Indonesian economy will also increase.
"It is planned that every day, we will provide 82 million eggs every day. Well, I think there will definitely be Kadin members through member associations of chicken or egg traders," he said.
This free nutritious meal program targets at least 82 million recipients to receive free meals twice a day. To meet this need, Hashim said, a budget of 450 trillion is needed in the next few years.
These funds will also circulate again in the Indonesian domestic market so that they can make a major contribution to the economy. "This concerns the need for funds of IDR 450 trillion. IDR 450 trillion will be injected into the Indonesian economy," said Hashim.
HOLIDAY NEWS - Program unggulan Pemerintahan Presiden Terpilih Prabowo Subianto yakni Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) dipastikan akan diberikan sebanyak 2 kali dalam sehari, yakni pada pagi hari dan siang hari.
Hal ini diungkapkan oleh adik Prabowo sekaligus CEO Arsari Group Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo. Kondisi ini sedikit berbeda dari rancangan awal program ini yang sempat dinamai program makan siang gratis.
"Di sini saya mau luruskan ada sebagian masyarakat merasa ini makan siang gratis. Ini bukan makan siang gratis, ini makan gratis dua kali sehari, pagi dan siang," kata Hashim, dalam acara Diskusi Ekonomi bersama Pengusaha Internasional Senior, di Menara Kadin, Jakarta, Senin (7/10/2024).
Menurut Hashim, pemberian makan gratis sebanyak satu kali tidaklah cukup untuk membantu mengatasi persoalan gizi. Berdasarkan data Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) dan Kemenko Pembangunan Manusia dan Kebudayaan (PMK), 41% siswa di Indonesia lapar saat belajar di sekolah.
"Mereka lapar kenapa? Karena orang tuanya tidak mampu untuk menyediakan sarapan pagi. Mereka masuk sekolah, lapar, perut kosong. Kita sekarang bisa mengerti, kenapa ranking-ranking kita akan hal pendidikan sangat buruk," ujarnya.
Hashim mengatakan, Indonesia sendiri tertinggal jauh dari sejumlah negara tetangganya dalam hal pendidikan. Salah satunya ada Singapura yang masuk ke dalam jajaran negara dengan pendidikan terbaik di dunia. Selain itu juga ada Korea Selatan, Finlandia dan Selandia Baru.
"Indonesia konsisten termasuk paling buruk di dunia. Kita 63 dari 70 selalu tidak bergeser," kata dia.
Rencana awalnya, program ini hanya akan diberikan kepada anak sekolah. Namun seiring dengan persiapannya, Hashim mengatakan, program MBG diperluas dengan menyasar anak di rumah dan ibu rumah tangga. Hal ini diharapkan juga dapat membantu mengatasi masalah kekurangan gizi anak Indonesia.
Pemerintah sendiri berencana mengalokasikan Rp 71 triliun untuk program makan bergizi gratis 2025. Anggaran itu masuk dalam anggaran pendidikan dalam APBN 2025 yang dianggarkan Rp 722,6 triliun. Salah satu menu yang ia pastikan akan hadir dalam program ini ialah menu telur.
Melalui penggunaan produk-produk dalam negeri, ia percaya bahwa program ini mampu mendorong geliat usaha UMKM. Dengan demikian, ekonomi RI pun juga akan terkerek naik.
"Direncanakan setiap hari, kita akan sediakan 82 juta butir telur tiap hari. Nah, saya kira pasti ada anggota Kadin lewat asosiasi-asosiasi anggota pedagang ayam atau telur," ujarnya.
Program makan bergizi gratis ini menyasar setidaknya 82 juta orang penerima untuk dapat makan gratis dua kali sehari. Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan itu, Hashim menyebut, dibutuhkan anggaran 450 triliun dalam beberapa tahun ke depan.
Dana itu pun akan berputar kembali di pasar domestik RI sehingga bisa memberi sumbangsih besar bagi perekonomian. "Ini menyangkut nanti perlu dana Rp 450 triliun. Rp 450 triliun itu disuntik ke ekonomi Indonesia," kata Hashim.
