108 Schools in Lampung Recorded as Not Receiving MBG, Only 51 Confirmed to Reject

LAMPUNG, KOMPAS.com - A total of 108 schools in Lampung Province have been recorded as not yet receiving the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

However, out of that number, only 51 schools have been confirmed by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) as genuinely refusing the program.

The Head of the MBG Task Force for Lampung Province, Saipul, said most of the schools listed are elite schools and pesantrens that have traditionally managed their own food provision systems for their students.

“From the elite schools data we have, there are 108 including pesantrens. But from these 108, only 51 have been confirmed by the BGN team as truly rejecting it because they are already accustomed to providing their own,” Saipul said on Saturday (9/19/2026).

BGN still sorting through schools not receiving MBG

Saipul emphasized that the figure of 108 schools cannot yet be fully categorized as rejecting MBG.

This is because BGN is still conducting data collection and verification to ascertain the condition of each school, including their reasons for not accepting the program.

According to him, there are several categories of schools that need to be clarified first, including elite schools, pesantrens with boarding students, and general schools which may have different reasons.

“Right now, we are compiling data overall to determine whether the school is elite, a boarding pesantren in the community area, or a regular public school that might reject the program. We will see,” he said.

Therefore, the preliminary data may still change after BGN completes its verification process.

Schools previously receiving MBG can be reassigned

Saipul said that schools that never accepted MBG from the start do not automatically cause issues in food distribution by the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG).

This is because schools that have never been beneficiaries do not have an allocated MBG quota to distribute.

The situation differs if a school had previously received MBG but later declares it no longer wishes to participate.

In such cases, the food quota formerly allocated to that school can be adjusted or redirected.

“If after this data is reviewed we find schools that are rejecting even though they initially accepted, obviously the quota will be reassigned or reduced from the kitchen's allocation,” Saipul explained.

Data on 108 schools still being inventoried

Meanwhile, the Head of Administration at the Lampung Nutrition Fulfillment Service Office (KPPG), Fitra Alfarisi, said they are still inventorying data on schools that have yet to receive MBG.

This process includes data consolidation and field monitoring to ensure the actual conditions.

“Monitoring is still ongoing; the data is still in our compilation as of Monday,” Fitra added.