Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has reached 39.2 million beneficiaries with Rp35 trillion (US$2.1 billion) in spending, according to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).

After a meeting on the program's regulation finalization on Tuesday, BGN head Dadan Hindayana said 13,347 kitchens - officially called Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) - are currently operating across the country.

He said the forthcoming Presidential Regulation on MBG Program Governance would define institutional coordination and ensure accountability among agencies involved in the program's implementation.

"For technical matters such as SPPG management, hygiene, and food safety, they are already outlined in the technica...