Badan Gizi Nasional | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 15 August 2024 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Indonesia |
Headquarters | Gedung E Kementerian Pertanian Jl. Harsono RM 3, Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta |
Annual budget | IDR 71 Trillions (USD 4.542 Billions) (2025) |
Agency executive |
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Website | https://www.bgn.go.id/ |
The National Nutrition Agency (Indonesian : Badan Gizi Nasional), is a cabinet-level agency formed by President Joko Widodo to initiate Prabowo's free lunch for students and provide nutritional adequacy for 4 vulnerable groups: students (of elementary to senior high school, special needs education, and pesantrens), toddlers, pregnant women, and lactating women. [1] 82.9 million people of total Indonesian population will be targeted as beneficiary of this program. [2]
This agency is realization of Prabowo's campaign for providing free, nutritious food. [3] [4] [5]
During his campaign, Prabowo promising that he will provide free lunches for students. [3]
As the seed of the agency, a deputy of the National Food Agency, Deputy II (Food and Nutritional Insecurity) taken out from the agency and transformed into the agency. [6] Due to this, National Nutrition Agency shared same office with National Food Agency during its formation period. [7]
On 15 August 2024, Joko Widodo signed formation of two of Prabowo's future cabinet-level agencies. National Nutrition Agency is one of the agencies. The National Nutrition Agency formed to facilitate and fulfill Prabowo's mission. [8]
Despite being formed to fulfill Prabowo's free lunch program, Joko Widodo expected that in the future the agency not only take role as facilitator of free lunch program only, but also promoting and cultivating healthy lifestyle in Indonesia. [2]
In October 2024 Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency, announced that the Indonesian government plans to allocate up to Rp 800 billion (US $51.16 million) per day for a free meals program to feed children across the country. This initiative is part of a broader effort to address child nutrition and improve food security nationwide. [9]
IDR 71 trillions (US$4.542 billions) had been allocated in 2025, when the agency fully functioned to execute the program. [5] Sri Mulyani, Minister of Finance, revealed that IDR 71 trillions used to fund the program is already allocated and will not take funds previously allocated for education affairs. [10]
Based on the Presidential Decree No. 83/2024, the agency consisted of:
Around 100 Technical Implementation Units will be formed as servicing units under the agency. [11]
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