Indonesia's Free School Meals Crisis

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Food poisonings cast shadow over Indonesia's free school meals

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Nearly 80 students in two high schools in Cianjur , Indonesia , fell ill after eating the meals this week .

Authorities investigating the case say the suspected cause is negligent food preparation.

President Prabowo Subianto 's signature policy to offer free school meals to 80 million school children has become the target of food safety concerns and heated anti-government protests.

The $ 28bn programme is shaping up to be the most expensive of its kind, with India spending $ 1.5bn a year to feed 120 million children.

Indonesia 's anti-graft bureau flagged a "real possibility" of fraud in March .

Police launched an investigation this month after a meal provider in Jakarta accused authorities of embezzlement.

Prabowo says he will "handle" the allegations and "safeguard every cent of public money" Experts say large-scale social assistance programmes in Indonesia are riddled with corruption.

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