Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto revealed that under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, the government has provided 1.4 billion portions of quality food to 36.7 million citizens since its launch on January 6.

"As of today, 36.7 million schoolchildren, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers have benefited from the MBG program," he remarked while opening a plenary meeting of the Red and White Cabinet in Jakarta on Monday.

Speaking at the State Palace, Prabowo highlighted that the flagship program had drawn international attention and praise for its unprecedented scale, as shown by the establishment of 12,508 MBG-dedicated kitchens - officially called nutrition fulfillment service units (SPPGs) -...