betdito casino What are the potential costs of Indonesia President-elect Prabowo’s free lunch initiative?

Updated:2024-10-08 03:45    Views:100

SOEbetdito casino, Indonesia: On paper, the Indonesian regency of South Central Timor is fertile ground for incoming president Prabowo Subianto to kickstart one of his key campaign promises: Providing free meals to all pregnant women and children across the world’s fourth-most populous nation.

The regency is located in the remote interior of one of the least developed provinces in Indonesia: East Nusa Tenggara. Its dry, rocky soil is unfit for most crops while its rugged terrain is unsuited for large-scale cattle breeding.

South Central Timor's prevalence of stunting is also among the highest in the country, something that Mr Prabowo has promised to tackle with his free meal initiative. At 50.1 per cent, the rate is more than twice the national prevalence of 21.5 per cent, according to a 2023 survey by the Indonesian health ministry.

“We hope Prabowo will prioritise this village for his free meal programme,” said 28-year-old Yustina Misa, whose twin children are diagnosed with stunting, a form of malnutrition that inhibits children’s growth and mental development.

But for the past four months, Mr Prabowo and his campaign officials have chosen to conduct trials in more developed cities and provinces with lower rates of stunting, such as Jakarta and its three neighbouring cities, Bogor, Bekasi and Tangerang.

Mr Budiman Sudjatmiko, an advisor for his campaign, explained that since Mr Prabowo is not yet president and thus does not have access to state budgets or resources, the team can only conduct trial runs in major cities where volunteers and donors are abundant.

Currently the defence ministerbetdito casino, Mr Prabowo will succeed Mr Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as Indonesia’s president on Oct 20.Mr Bhima Yudhistira, director of the think tank Centre of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), said it is important for Mr Prabowo to stage a trial run in remote areas like South Central Timor.

Bhima Yudhistira, director of the Jakarta-based think tank, Centre of Economic and Law Studies. (Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo)

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