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JAKARTA, June 4 (Reuters) - The Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme will "refocus" its measures by cutting back on new kitchens and targeting recipients in more remote areas, its new chief said on Thursday.
Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, the new chief of the National Nutrition Agency, was speaking a day after her predecessor was arrested on corruption charges relating to the way the scheme was run.
The details are as follows:
• Nanik said the "efficiency" measures came after the Southeast Asian country slashed the allocation for the programme this year to 268 trillion rupiah ($14.87 billion) from the initial 335 trillion rupiah.
• "The refocusing measures are aimed at ensuring more efficient use of available resources through stronger governance, improved service quality, optimisation of existing operational kitchens, and more targeted delivery of benefits, particularly in underserved and remote areas," she said.
Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, the new chief of the National Nutrition Agency, was speaking a day after her predecessor was arrested on corruption charges relating to the way the scheme was run.
The details are as follows:
• Nanik said the "efficiency" measures came after the Southeast Asian country slashed the allocation for the programme this year to 268 trillion rupiah ($14.87 billion) from the initial 335 trillion rupiah.
• "The refocusing measures are aimed at ensuring more efficient use of available resources through stronger governance, improved service quality, optimisation of existing operational kitchens, and more targeted delivery of benefits, particularly in underserved and remote areas," she said.
