Jakarta, Aug. 26 -- Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has completed about 2,700 kitchens for its free nutritious meals program in remote regions and will begin activating them gradually from September.

BGN Chief Sudaryono said underdeveloped, frontier and outermost regions would be prioritized as the government expands its Free Nutritious Meals program.

"The areas most in need are the 3T regions, so we will prioritize them for activation this September, God willing," Sudaryono told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The kitchens are located in Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara, among other areas.

Completed kitchens will not automatically begin operating, as BGN will first ensure governanc...