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Audit finds Rp34.33 billion in meal program funds not returned by year-end 2025
Indonesia’s audit board found that Rp34.33 billion left over from the 2025 Free Nutritious Meals program had not been returned to state accounts by December 31, 2025.
The funds were held by local nutrition service units or their partners.
The program is overseen by Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency.
The audit board did not say whether the Rp34.33 billion was returned after that date.
Separately, the agency said it had returned Rp311.24 billion to state accounts by July 2026 after checking thousands of virtual accounts used by the service units.
The audit also flagged other spending and procurement issues, including late fees and taxes that had not been paid to the state.
It recommended that the agency’s head arrange repayment of outstanding funds and other amounts owed.
Indonesia’s Supreme Audit Agency reported that Rp34.33 billion in 2025 free nutritious meals program funds had not been returned to the state treasury by December 31, 2025.
The finding concerned funds held by nutrition service units or their partners.
The audit report did not say whether the funds were returned after that date.
Separately, the National Nutrition Agency reported that Rp311.24 billion had been returned to the state treasury by July 2026 after it reviewed thousands of virtual accounts.
The audit also flagged other spending and procurement issues at the agency.
- Who
- The Supreme Audit Agency reported the finding; the funds were held by nutrition service units or their partners.
- What
- Rp34.33 billion in free nutritious meals program funds had not been deposited into the state treasury by the year-end deadline.
- When
- The funds had not been returned as of December 31, 2025. The audit report was published in 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia; the funds were held by nutrition service units or their partners.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The free nutritious meals program funds were held by nutrition service units or their partners.
Rp34.33 billion in remaining program funds had not been deposited into the state treasury.
The National Nutrition Agency reported that Rp311.24 billion had been returned to the state treasury after a review of thousands of virtual accounts.
- Unreturned program funds
- Rp34.33 billion
- Funds deadline
- December 31, 2025
- Returned by agency
- Rp311.24 billion by July 2026
- Other spending flagged
- Rp20.44 billion
- Procurement costs above standards
- Rp541.64 billion
What people are saying
The remaining funds for the 2025 Free Nutritious Meals program at Nutrition Service Units or partners had not been deposited into the state treasury as of December 31, 2025, amounting to Rp34.33 billion
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