Director de Junaeb descarta recorte al Programa de Alimentación Escolar

Fernando Peña, director nacional de la Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas (Junaeb), descartó este lunes cualquier recorte a la continuidad del Programa de Alimentación Escolar (PAE). La declaración surge tras un oficio del Ministerio de Hacienda que sugería revisar 15 iniciativas del Ministerio de Educación, incluyendo el PAE, para el Presupuesto 2027. Peña se reunió con representantes de 12 federaciones de manipuladoras de alimentos para aclarar la situación.

El viernes pasado, el Ministerio de Hacienda envió un oficio a todos los ministerios detallando programas a revisar o descontinuar para el Presupuesto 2027. En el caso del Ministerio de Educación, que administra la Junaeb, se mencionaban 15 iniciativas, entre ellas el PAE, lo que generó críticas de la oposición.

Personeros del Ejecutivo ya habían descartado el fin del programa. Este lunes, Fernando Peña enfatizó: “Los alumnos beneficiarios del PAE seguirán recibiendo su alimentación de forma normal, sin interrupciones”. En la reunión con las federaciones, señaló: “Este programa no arriesga su continuidad”, destacando que beneficia a casi 1,6 millones de estudiantes diarios con cerca de cuatro millones de raciones en todo el país.

Además, Peña aprovechó la instancia para discutir mejoras en la alimentación escolar, buscando un servicio más eficiente y de mayor calidad.

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