Acting governor of Central Java, Nana Sudjana, said here on Friday that the three districts have been chosen first given their high levels of extreme poverty.
He informed that the healthy meal program will be adjusted to the provincial government's priority programs for handling poverty, extreme poverty, and stunting.
"It is part of our priority programs in handling poverty problems and is the provincial government's readiness in supporting the President's work programs," he said.
He made the remarks while chairing a performance evaluation meeting of the Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) of the Central Java provincial government and the preparation of the First 100 Days of the President's Work Programs.
Sudjana asked that the free meal program trials also be carried out in other regions. He advised that the timing of the trials follow the agenda of the President or Vice President, who will directly review their implementation.
The trials in Central Java will cover children in schools, he informed. Their implementation will involve OPDs, such as the Health Office, the Food Security Office, the Agriculture and Livestock Office, and regional-owned enterprises (BUMDs).
Meanwhile, head of the Central Java Health Office, Yunita Dyah Suminar, said that the three regions—Brebes, Kebumen, and Wonosobo—have high levels of extreme poverty and stunting.
"The target is children aged 60–72 months and schoolchildren over 6 years old, but less than 18 years old," Suminar added.
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Translator: Zuhdiar L, Kenzu
Editor: Arie Novarina
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