Gibran said he is preparing the best scheme so that the free lunch program does not burden the state budget. Previously, the governments of India and Indonesia were exploring cooperation in various fields, including sending an Indonesian delegation to India to observe the Midday Meal program.

"We are currently exploring collaboration in the field of health. There is currently an Indonesian delegation in India, they are investigating biotechnology, as well as agriculture and digital payment," said Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty, as quoted from Solopos. "We are also working with Indonesia, with the vision of Mr. Prabowo, regarding the Mid-Day Meal. There is a team that has been sent to India to see how India implements that policy," he continued.

According to him, Indonesia has contacted India to discuss before implementing the free lunch program. "We talked about the current political views of Indonesia and Indonesia, which has a policy of active foreign policy. We want to have many partners," he said.