Jakarta, Oct. 15 -- The Indonesian government's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program faces expected challenges given its nationwide scale, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday, urging continued support and improvements.

Habiburokhman, chairman of the House Commission III, compared managing the MBG initiative to organizing a daily national festival, which inevitably encounters problems.

"Every program is bound to have issues. Even when hosting a festive gathering, there are always problems-missing spoons or not enough food. Now imagine this happening nationwide every day," he said during a public hearing with university students at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta.

Despite reported issues, Habiburokhman emphasized Parliament's ongoing ba...