The Legislature asks the MBG PerPres to also adjust the investigation and sanctions

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto will issue a Presidential Regulation (PerPres) free nutritious meal (MBG). The DPR Commission IX -member Yahya Zainin asked that investigation and sanctions against MBG should also be regulated in the perpress. “What needs to be regulated, at least the tasks, functions and authority of BGN. Forms of collaboration with ministries/institutions and other parties, management and supervision and investigation, sanctions,” Yahya on Sunday (5/10/2025) told reporters. According to him, browsing to continue with the content, the case of MBG poisoning occurred in a number of areas because the soup was not performed properly. He said that many things in the field were not performed well, such as supervision of food served. “The number of cases of poisoning because the soup is not executed and due to the weakness of supervision. I repeatedly remind you of cooperating with BPOM, regional government/thinking, puskesmas and schools to supervise. But in the field it is not implemented,” he said. He said that the House of Representatives Commission IX highlights the importance of good management in the MBG program. In fact, his party called a number of ministries and institutions to discuss MBG management. “So that the commission is holding a meeting with the Minister of Health, RDP with BGN, BPOM and Raker by struggling to coordinate in management and overseeing MBG. This emphasizes us because the case of poisoning is very large,” he explained. Furthermore, he emphasized the role of the Bachelor of Development Movers (SPPI) what is the head of SPG to AGLI feeding. But according to him, sppi, recruited in different regions of graduates, did not function. “What is also the weakness of the non-feeding experts assigned by BGN in each SPG. BGN, 3 sppi people in each sppg. 1 person as head, 1 as a nutritional expert, 1 person as a financial expert. If the nutritional expert functions, there will be no cases of poisoning,” Previous MBG PerPres, Deputy Minister Bambang Eko Suhariyanto, said President Prabowo Subianto would sign the presidential regulation regarding the management of the MBG’s implementation in the near future. PerPres is expected to be signed by Prabowo before October 5. ‘(PerPres) is submitted. It is submitted, and it has been submitted to the president. In the near future, the president will sign. Bambang said his party prepared the perpress concept before the MBG poisoning arose on different evaluations on different evaluations. (cover/dhn)