Regarding The Distribution Of 680,000 Free Rice Cookers, Acting Director General Of ESDM Gatrics: The Money Doesn't YET Exist

Illustration of rice cooker. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Acting (Plt) Director General of Electricity (Dirjen Gatric) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Dadan Kusdiana spoke about the discourse on distributing 680,000 free rice cookers to the public in 2023.

"Who is enlivening it? It's not there," Dadan told reporters at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Monday, November 28.

Dadan has not been able to provide the latest information regarding the discourse, because it is still a discourse as stated in the previous Public Discussion Forum.

"Later, when there is the latest update, I will tell you later. Now what is the position like what was conveyed at the seminar. So there has been no update from that side," said Dadan.

He reiterated that the rice cook distribution program is still in the discussion stage.

So far, Dadan continued, there has been no allocation of funds for the program.

"Yes, go ahead. It's a planning plan. Maybe they can count what brand. The money hasn't existed until now," concluded Dadan.

Previously, the Sub-Coordinator of Electricity Commercial Relations Facilitation, the Directorate of Electricity Entrepreneurship Development, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Edy Pratiknyo, said the government was discussing the discourse of distributing 680,000 rice cookers to 450 VA electricity customers.

According to Edy, later this rice treatment assistance will be distributed throughout Indonesia through the State Budget of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2023.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in terms of distributing this assistance will utilize data belonging to the Ministry of Social Affairs with a program package value of IDR 500,000 per beneficiary family (KPM).