Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, 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 leaks.
How this will be realized is fully explained in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne entitled “Prabowo Subianto Talks For Indonesia” which aired on Wednesday (5/22) night.
Prabowo mentioned 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 may not be thinking about it yet, whether we need a special ministry or just a body, I think not the organization but the important thing is the scheme, the system, until it is realized properly to the children,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he is striving to ensure that 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 make a scheme efficiently and properly, so that there are no leaks to our children,” said Prabowo.
Regarding the distribution of free milk that will be given to children throughout Indonesia, it will also be carried out according to the typology of each area.
Prabowo gave an example in one area in Southwest Maluku, namely Pulau Moa, where the area often produces buffalo milk. Thus, it is not too difficult to obtain milk production that can be reached by children in the Moa region.
“And the issue of milk. We will see that depending on the area, for example, Southwest Maluku, Pulau Moa, they have many buffalo milk, there are buffaloes there, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas with many goats, can get goat milk and we must look at 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 in eggs are better than milk, experts tell me that eggs are cheaper than milk in a certain area, so we focus on eggs, on 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 based on the typology of each area.
“So, we must adjust our plans with the different typologies and conditions of each area. We should not standardize one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous areas, coastal areas, islands. So, we must always be flexible, the important thing is that our children can get nutritious food. I think that is our goal,” Prabowo concluded.
