Ahead Of Ramadan, PJ Governor Of DKI Jakarta And Head Of Badanas Release 12 Cheap Market Cars

Photo: Doc. Food Station Tjipinang Jaya

JAKARTA - In order to welcome the National Religious Holiday (HBKN) of the holy month of Ramadan to Eid Al-Fitr 1443 H, the Government through its Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya has added Cheap Market activities to a number of points in Jakarta.

To ensure this, the Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta Province, Heru Budi Hartono visited the Cipinang Rice Main Market (PIBC) in East Jakarta, to ensure food availability ahead of Ramadan, Friday, March 17.

Heru was accompanied by the Head of the National Food Agency Arief Prasetyo Adi, Head of the Bank Indonesia Jakarta Representative Office Arlyana Abubakar, Assistant for the Economy and Finance of the Regional Secretariat of Prov.DKI Jakarta Sri Haryati, Head of the Department of Food Security, Maritime Affairs and Agriculture Suharini Eliawati, President Director of PT Food Station Pamrihadi Wiraryo, President Director of Perumda Dharma Jaya Raditya Endra, Director of Perumda Pasar Jaya Tri Prasetyo.

In addition, Heru also released several vehicles carrying basic necessities to locations needed by the community, including kelurahan-kelurahan, Polda Metro, and Kodam. The contents are one ton of rice, 100 kilograms of premium rice, sugar, wheat flour, cooking oil, chicken eggs, and premium cooking oil.

Heru also reviewed the location of the distribution of cheap food for KJP holders to ensure that the beneficiaries get their rights such as chickens, meat, eggs, fish, including milk and rice.

"We jointly control inflation and provide basic necessities to the community and ensure that everything on the ground is before entering the month of Ramadan," said Heru.

President Director of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya Pamrihadi Wiraryo said, ahead of the HBKN, his party will increase the activities of the Cheap Market, if usually carried out in 2 urban villages, during the HBKN holy month of Ramadan until Eid Al-Fitr, our Cheap Market activities will increase its location to four points per day.

"We organize cheap markets every day in urban villages and serve the demand for bazaars by community groups or related agencies," said Pamrihadi in his official statement.

If possible, said Pamrihadi, his party will also hold a Cheap Market if there is a request from community groups/institutions in activities such as bazaars carried out by the community. According to him, the Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr Cheap Markets are needed by the community, for this reason, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government through the Food BUMD continues to increase this cheap market activity in Jakarta.

"Today we released as many as twelve vehicles loaded with basic necessities that will carry out cheap market activities in 4 locations, namely East Cakung Village, East Tebet Village, Polda Metro Jaya Office Page and Kodam Jaya Page," explained Pamrihadi.

Pamrihadi said the DKI Provincial Government is carrying out Cheap Market activities in the locations of sub-district offices that have been carried out by PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya. As for the number of transactions in 2021, there are 11,479 transactions, in 2022 to 40,889 transactions or an increase of almost 3 times and in 2023.

"As of February 2023, the number of transactions has reached 20,256 or half of the total transactions in 2022. For March 2023, the Food Station Cheap Market will be carried out at 67 Location points and for April 2023, there are already 38 locations for cheap markets that will be carried out and there are still 38 more slots if there are additional requests from urban villages or residents," he explained.

Pamrihadi explained that the Food Station as a rice producer also continues to work together and collaborate with various parties to provide food needs for the people of DKI Jakarta.

Furthermore, Pamrihadi explained, this cheap market program is a form of commitment from the DKI Jakarta Government and PT Food Station Food BUMD in presenting cheap and quality basic needs for DKI Jakarta residents.

"The cheap market food products we provide tend to be lower than the market price," said Pamrihadi.