Member Of Commission VII DPR RI Proposes Free Ricekooker Distribution Program To Be Continued

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

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VII DPR RI PKS faction, Mulyanto proposed the Directorate General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to resume the program to distribute ricecoker electrical cooking (AML) to resume.

Mulyanto reasoned, there is still a remaining budget of Rp. 146 billion from the Rp. 322 billion ceiling and which has been absorbed amounting to Rp. 176 billion.

"The remaining budget of the realization, which is only 68 percent of Rp. 146 billion, we ask that the budget be re-launched for recovery that does not accept it," said Mulyanto at the Commission VII Hearing Meeting (RDP) with the Director General of Gatrik and EBTKE, Monday, March 25

Mulyanto also asked the Director General of Gatrik to immediately process the program so that the remaining budget is used for the same nomenclature and is not transferred to other programs from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Previously, Mulyanto emphasized that from the quota given by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for electoral districts (dapil) in Banten, Mulyanto was only agreed to distribute 2000 units. For this reason, Mulyanto asked that this program be carried out immediately so that people who have not received it can immediately obtain AML.

Just so you know, the Directorate General of Gatrik noted that the budget realization for the distribution of free rice cooker Electric Cooking Equipment (AML) program reached Rp176 billion. The number of retailcookers distributed reached 342,621 units from 500,000 units targeted or reached 68.5 percent. Meanwhile, the number of retailers distributed reached 342,621 units from 500,000 units targeted or reached 68.5 percent.

The Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jisman P Hutajulu, said that the ceiling for the provision of AML was budgeted at IDR 322 billion.

"The realization of AML's total program budget of Rp. 176 billion from the initial ceiling of around Rp. 322 billion. The remaining Rp. 146 billion is the remaining more budget financing or called SILPA," said Jisman.

In his presentation, Jisman also revealed that the AML was distributed evenly to 36 provinces, 325 regencies/cities with allocations in Java and Bali reaching 56 percent.

According to him, this is in line with the excess electricity supply that occurs in the Jabali Region.

The procurement of rice cookers is carried out through e-catalog and followed by leh 5 brands that meet the requirements and level of domestic components (TKDN) namely Cosmos, Miyako, Maspion, Sanken, and Seikai.

"Procurement of AML 2023 through e-catalog with a limited time that is impossible through the auction," added Jisman.

Jisman also said that the program's budget component also includes distribution costs through PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) with an average cost of IDR 133,178 per unit.