Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the president-elect for the 2024-2029 period, wants to execute the program of providing free nutritious food for school children to run efficiently without any leakage.
How this will be realized was thoroughly discussed in an exclusive interview by Prabowo on tvOne titled “Prabowo Subianto Talks for Indonesia” which aired on Wednesday, (22/5) night.
Prabowo stated that the budget for the nutritious food 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, 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 is realized to the children correctly,” explained Prabowo.
Prabowo said that he strives to ensure that there are no leakages 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 child that we are aware that there are many leakages in our nation. So, now how do we create a scheme efficiently and well, with no leakages to our children,” said Prabowo.
As for 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 region in Southwest Maluku, namely Moa Island, which often produces buffalo milk. Therefore, it is not too difficult to obtain milk production that can be reached by children in the Moa area.
“And the problem of milk, well. We will see that it depends on the region as an example Southwest Maluku, Moa Island, 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 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 equitable 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 can be 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 according to the typology of each region.
“So, we have to adjust our plans to the different typologies and conditions of each region. 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 get nutritious food. I think that is our goal,” concluded Prabowo.
