Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, president-elect for the period 2024-2029 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 thoroughly discussed in an exclusive interview with Prabowo by tvOne titled “Prabowo Subianto Speaks for Indonesia” aired on Wednesday (22/5) night.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious meal 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 issue of organization, we are not necessarily thinking about it yet, whether it requires a special ministry or just an agency, I think it’s not about the organization but what is important is the scheme, the system, until it is realized properly to the children,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he will make every effort 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 that we are aware that there are many leaks in our nation. Now, how can we create a scheme efficiently and properly, with 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 of the regions in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island which often produces buffalo milk. Thus, it is not too difficult to procure milk that can be accessed by children in the Moa region.
“And the issue of milk. We will see that it depends on the region as an example Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, they have many buffalo milk, there are buffalo there, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas with many etawa goats, can get goat milk and we must see 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 like 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, we concentrate on eggs, fish, and so on,” Prabowo continued.
Therefore, Prabowo emphasizes 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 must adjust our plans to the typology and conditions of different regions. We shouldn’t standardize one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous regions, coastal areas, islands. So, we must always be flexible, the important thing is that our children get nutritious food. I think that is our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
