Mayor Of Madiun Distributes Free Cooking Oil To Culinary Traders

Madiun Mayor Maidi distributed cooking oil for free to a number of stall traders and street vendors on Cendrawasih Street, Madiun City, Saturday (19/2/2022)/ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Madiun City

MADIUN - Mayor of Madiun Maidi distributed cooking oil for free to a number of residents in an effort to stabilize the price of this commodity, which is still high and difficult to obtain in the market.

The cooking oil is distributed to culinary street vendors (PKL), shop owners, and underprivileged residents.

"We distribute oil to fried food vendors, stalls, and the like. Don't let the price of the food they sell go up because cooking oil goes up. To keep it stable, we distribute the oil," Mayor Maidi said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 19.

To avoid crowds, the number one person in Madiun City immediately distributed it to houses and stalls selling his main food, which required cooking oil as raw material.

One stall owner or street vendor is given 2 liters of cooking oil. Meanwhile, housewives get 1 liter packaged cooking oil.

"I also go around to people who can't afford it. Don't let them get into trouble. The point is, because this city is a culinary field and street vendors, I always check the prices of food ingredients. Don't let the culinary business get a heavy burden. God willing, with this condition, we are here to help resolve economic activities," he said.

There is also the distribution of free cooking oil is done on the sidelines of cycling activities. Among them are the traders around Jalan Mayjen Sungkono, Jalan Cendrawasih, and the Templek Market area, Jalan Merpati.

He hoped that with the distribution of free cooking oil, people's purchasing power would be maintained. That way, the circulation of money also continues. The mayor doesn't want traders to increase their selling prices, which makes their merchandise not sell. There were 500 liters of cooking oil distributed.

In addition to the free distribution, the Madiun City Government also held a cooking oil market operation for local residents at prices according to government regulations. Namely, Rp. 14 thousand per liter.

Meanwhile, market operations were held on Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan. There are as many as 5 tons of cooking oil sold at low prices from the market in the operation of the market.

Similar market operations will also be held again on Tuesday (22/2). According to the plan, there will be as much as 10 tons of cooking oil that will be provided in market operations later.

"A total of 15 tons of cooking oil are prepared by the government for market operations this time and on Tuesday. Hopefully, cooking oil prices will stabilize again," he said.

Meanwhile, the cooking oil assistance distributed by the Mayor of Maidi received a good response from the residents. Like one of the fried food and rice traders on Jalan Cenderawasih, Nambangan Lor Village, named Latifah.

"I thank Mr. Wali. Cooking oil is now expensive and difficult to find. That's why I feel very helpful," said Latifah.