Government to Immediately Distribute Rice and Cooking Oil Aid to 33.2 Million Poorest Families Food aid rolled out over two months to maintain purchasing power and price stability. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the government will soon distribute food assistance in the form of rice and MinyaKita to 33.2 million beneficiary families (KPM) across Indonesia. "In order to maintain the stability of food price supplies, Bapanas is implementing strategic measures, one of which is the distribution of 10 kilograms of rice and 2 liters of MinyaKita for two months to 33.2 million KPM," said Amran during a working meeting with Commission IV of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Tuesday (2/3/2026). He conveyed the decision to implement this food assistance according to the results of the High Level Meeting of the Central Inflation Control Team (HLM TPIP) in Jakarta (1/29/2026) led by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. At that time, the government had agreed on the distribution of rice and cooking oil assistance to be carried out once for a ...