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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

This country pledged to provide 80 million children with free school meals. It has ended in disaster

Indonesia's promise to feed 80 million school children every day has led to mass food poisonings, corruption arrests, and a criminal investigation, less than 18 months after the country launched one of the world's most ambitious nutrition programmes.

The head of the National Nutrition Agency overseeing the programme, Dadan Hindayana, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of causing state losses and enriching himself, according to local media. This came hours after investigators raided the agency's offices in Jakarta and barred staff from entering.

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