JAKARTA - Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that his party would review the proposal from a member of Commission IV of the DPR RI who requested that Bulog's status be raised from Perum under the Ministry of SOEs to be equivalent to a ministry/institution.
Prasetyo's statement also responded to the suggestion of members of Commission IV DPR RI who were of the opinion that the merger of Bulog and the National Food Agency (Bapanas) became one ministry, so that it was more independent and not hampered by the bureaucracy in terms of distributing basic commodities, especially rice.
"We will review it later, we will review it first. What is certain is that we will continue to improve Bulog," said Prasetyo when giving a statement after attending a limited meeting chaired by President Prabowo at the residence of Kertanegara, Jakarta, Sunday, October 12 evening.
Pras, as he is familiarly called, explained that the government will continue to improve and strengthen Bulog's role in realizing food self-sufficiency.
According to Pras, the injection of funds from the government through the Ministry of Finance to Perum Bulog amounting to Rp. 16.6 trillion in early 2025 was proven to make national rice reserves break the record high.
In July 2025, Perum Bulog recorded that the national rice stock reached a record high of 4.2 million tons. The rice reserves that have been successfully stored by Perum Bulog are the highest achievement since Indonesia Merdeka, and are an important milestone in a large mission towards food self-sufficiency.
"Alhamdulillah, yesterday in history, one of the highest achievements was absorption from Bulog," said Pras.
Pras added that the government will also provide additional funding to anticipate the abundant production of rice and corn, so that Bulog can absorb more optimally.
Based on information quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Finance, the Government through the Ministry of Finance will increase Government Investment funding at Bulog Public Companies (Perum) by IDR 5.5 trillion, in the context of procuring Government Corn Reserves (CJP).
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This is done in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) Number 48 of 2025 concerning Government Investments in Bulog Corporations in the Procurement of Government Corn Reserves.
"The point is that we really, let's all work hard to make sure the most important thing is food first," said Pras.
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