Bandung, West Java (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is preparing an accelerated scheme to build 8,200 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG), or free nutritious meal (MBG) kitchens, in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions in 2026.
BGN Head Dadan Hindayana said the step aims to pursue the national service target for 82.9 million beneficiaries.
He emphasized that the acceleration is urgent, as the realization of nutrition kitchen infrastructure in 3T areas by the end of 2025 remains far from ideal.
“In 3T regions, we planned 8,200 units, but by the end of this year only around 190 SPPG units can be established,” Hindayana said after the MBG Implementation Coordination Meeting here on Wednesday.
To close the infrastructure gap, he stressed that the readiness of human resources is key.
Therefore, he ensured that the recruitment process, including through the BGN worker with government contract agreements and prospective civil servant pathways using the Academic Basic Competency Test (TGAT), is being accelerated to secure the operation of new units.
“By February, most of the TGAT process will certainly be completed,” he said.
He explained that BGN’s roadmap for next year will focus on regional balance. In addition to 8,200 units in remote areas, BGN is also targeting at least 25,400 SPPG units in agglomeration or densely populated urban areas.
“As a result, there will be a total of 32,000 to 33,000 SPPG units serving 82.9 million people,” he said.
For the short-term target by the end of 2025, BGN continues efforts to complete the establishment of 19,000 SPPG units nationwide.
Food safety was also acknowledged by Dadan as a key focus meeting. He said West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi had urged faster issuance of Hygiene and Sanitation Feasibility Certificates (SLHS) for provider kitchens.
Based on BGN data in West Java, of the 1,548 SPPG units that applied for certification, only around 900 kitchens have passed and officially obtained SLHS.
