Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, president-elect for the 2024-2029 period, wants to execute a 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 by tvOne with Prabowo titled “Prabowo Subianto Talks for Indonesia” airing on Wednesday, (22/5) night.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious food program intended for students in schools has been calculated and he is optimistic that he can realize it.
“We have calculated that we are capable, the issue of organization, we are not necessarily thinking about it, whether it needs a special ministry or just a body, I think it’s not about the organization but the important thing is the scheme, the system, until it materializes to the children accurately,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he strives for no leakage in the implementation of the program in his future government.
“The problem is, I have been talking about this for a long time, that as a nation we are aware that many leaks occur in our nation. Now, how do we create a scheme efficiently and well, no leaks reaching 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 of one region in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island, where the region often produces buffalo milk. Therefore, it’s not difficult to obtain milk that can be reached by children in the Moa area.
“And the issue of milk. We will see that it depends on the region, for example Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, they have many buffaloes, enough buffalo milk, there are also areas with many goats, we can get goat milk and we have to see this,” explained Prabowo.
Meanwhile, in other regions where it is difficult to obtain a source of milk, the focus can be on equal distribution of nutritious food such as fish and eggs.
“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 have told me and eggs are cheaper than milk in a certain area so we concentrate on eggs, on fish, and so on,” continued Prabowo.
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 region.
“So, we must adjust our plans to the different typologies and conditions of each region. We shouldn’t uniform one pattern in Indonesia, there are mountainous areas, coastal areas, islands. So, we must always be flexible, the important thing is that our children get nutritious food. I think that’s our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
