BGN Unveils 6mn Free Meal Target Duplicates: Why This Happens
The Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has identified 6 million duplicate entries in its free nutritious meal program database. The agency is currently working to synchronize data across ministries to ensure accurate beneficiary targeting.
Why it matters
Addressing data duplication is essential for the fiscal sustainability and operational integrity of a major government social welfare program.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Sudaryono, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), revealed the existence of 6 million duplicate entries of free nutritious meals' beneficiaries. This was discovered after BGN conducted a data review to refocus the program's target beneficiaries."If I recall correctly, there are 6 million [duplicate beneficiaries]. We are still combing through the data," said Sudaryono following an inter-ministerial coordination meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs in Jakarta on Thursday, August 6, 2026.According to Sudaryono, one instance of data duplication occurs when a student from an Islamic junior high school (locally known as madrasah tsanawiyah) is listed as a beneficiary by two ministries simultaneously: the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.The Gerindra Party politician said BGN is striving to synchronize the data with relevant ministries and agencies to ensure each beneficiary is listed only…
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