JAKARTA, March 25 - Indonesia is considering cuts in the distribution of free student meals from six days a week to five, in a bid to save the country's budget amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, its finance minister said on Wednesday, adding the measure could save 40 trillion rupiah ($2.37 billion).

The proposal came from the head of Indonesia's national nutrition agency and would need to be approved by President Prabowo Subianto, minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said.

($1 = 16,905 rupiah)

(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman; Writing by Stanley Widianto; Editing by David Stanway)