BGN Rushes to Build 7,000 Kitchens to Hit Prabowo's 20 Million MBG Target

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August 7, 2025 | 04:02 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has set a target of reaching 20 million beneficiaries of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by August 2025.

According to Tigor Pangaribuan, Deputy for System and Governance at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), efforts are now focused on expanding kitchen facilities to meet that goal.

Hendrik Yaputra contributed to the writing of this article.

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