Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia will open thousands of kitchens nationwide next year as the incoming government led by President-elect Prabowo Subianto kicks off his multi-billion dollar free meals programme.
Head of the agency running the initiative Dadan Hindayana said on October 8 that the first stage, meals will be given to around 20 million students from January at a cost of 71 trillion IDR (4.54 billion USD).
When running at full scale, the initiative aims to end malnutrition in the country, reach 83 million recipients, including pregnant mothers, and cost around 28 billion USD annually.
Hindayana said at least 5,000 kitchens, called "service units", will be set up next year, before ramping up to 30,000 units in 2027./.
VNA
