Bima, NTB, Feb. 18 -- The Free Nutritious Meals program, a nationally prioritized initiative, rolled out in Bima City of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, with a target to cater to the nutritional needs of 3,262 pupils.

"The 3,262 targeted beneficiaries come from 21 schools at various levels," Muhammad Humaidin, Secretary of Bima's Education, Youth, and Sports Office, remarked in the city on Tuesday.

He highlighted that the government aims to reach preschool and kindergarten children, as well as pupils across elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, and vocational high schools.

The Bima municipal government originally proposed that the initial stage of the meals program would cover as many as 27,024 schoolchildren...