Indonesia will halt the government's flagship free meals program for children during school holidays and will also scale back the reach of the scheme amid a drive to reduce pressure on the state budget.

Flagship programme suspends operations during school holidays and significantly reduce overall reach

Funding for meals at 76 schools will be redirected to students in remote areas

Indonesia will halt the government's flagship free meals program for children during school holidays and will also scale back the reach of the scheme amid a drive to reduce…

The scheme, which aims to provide free meals to 83 million children and pregnant women across the country, has faced scrutiny due to its high cost.