Jakarta, Nov. 2 -- The government has created more than one million jobs for Indonesians through the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program and remains committed to improving distribution accuracy to support better human resource development.

"Overall, this program has reached more than 58 million recipients and employed around 1.03 million workers," National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Head Sudaryono said in a statement received in Jakarta on Monday.

As the program's implementing authority, BGN had verified 26,723 MBG kitchens out of 27,485 existing facilities nationwide as of the end of October 2026.

Sudaryono added that the flagship initiative had also involved more than 80,000 food suppliers nationwide, including micro, small, and medium e...